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PALACE  AND  COTTAGE 


OR, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND 
SWITZERLAND. 


A  Story  of  Travel  and  Adventure. 


by 


O  LIVER    OPTIC. 


BOSTON : 
LEE    AND    SHEPARD,    PUBLISHERS. 
NEW  YORK: 
LEE,  SHEPARD  AND  DILLINGHAM. 

1873. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1868,  by 

WILLIAM    T.    ADAMS, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  District  of  Massachusetts. 


E1KCTEOTTPED    AT    TEE 

Boston    Stereotype    Foundry, 
No.  19  Spring  Laue. 


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TO  MY  YOUNG   FRIEND, 

WALTER    Z.   PALMER 

THIS    VOLUME 

IS 

Affectionately  Dedicated. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  ABROAD. 

BY   OLIVER   OPTIC. 

A  Library  of  Travel  and  Adventure  in  Foreign  Lands.  First 
and  Second  Series ;  six  volumes  in  each  Series.  i6mo. 
Illustrated. 

First  Series. 
I.    OUTWARD  BOUND;  or,  Young  America  Afloat. 

II.  SHAMROCK  AND  THISTLE;  or,  Young  America 

in  Ireland  and  Scotland. 

III.  RED  CROSS;  or,  Young  America  in  England  and 

Wales. 

IV.  DIKES  AND  DITCHES;  or,  Young  America  in 

Holland  and  Belgium. 

V.   PALACE  AND    COTTAGE;    or,  Young  America 
tn  France  and  Switzerland. 

VI.    DOWN    THE    RHINE;    or,   Young    America    in 
Germany. 

Second  Series. 

I.    UP  THE  BAL  TIC ;  or.  Young  America  in  Denmark 
and  Sweden. 

II.   NORTHERN    LANDS;     or,    Young   America    in 
Prussia  and  Russia. 

III.    VINE  AND   OLIVE;  or,  Young  America  in  Spain 
and  Portugal. 

IV.^SUNNT  SHORES;   or,  Young  America  in  Italy 
and  Austria. 

V.    CROSS  AND    CRESCENT;    or,  Young  America 
in  Greece  and  Turkey. 

VI.  ISLES  OR  THE  SEA ;   or,  Young  America  Home- 
ward Bound. 


PREFACE. 


Palace  and  Cottage,  the  fifth  of  the  "  Young  America 
Abroad"  series,  is  a  further  continuation  of  the  history  of 
the  Academy  Squadron  in  the  waters  of  France,  with  the 
journey  of  the  students  to  Paris,  and  through  a  portion  of 
Switzerland.  Like  the  volumes  of  the  series  which  have 
preceded  it,  the  book  contains  an  outline-sketch  of  the  his- 
tory of  each  of  the  countries  visited,  a  brief  statement  of  its 
principal  geographical  features,  a  description  of  its  form  of 
government,  and  the  note-worthy  peculiarities  of  its  manners 
and  customs.  As  "  Paris  is  France,"  the  greater  portion  of 
the  time  of  the  young  tourists  was  devoted  to  sight-seeing  in 
the  gay  capital,  though  Havre,  Rouen,  Dijon,  Macon,  Lyons, 
Strasbourg,  Chamouni,  and  Mont  Blanc  were  visited.  The 
tour  in  Switzerland  included  several  of  the  lakes  —  Geneva, 
Lausanne,  Montreux,  Martigny,  Sion,  the  Simplon,  Altorf, 
Luzerne,  Interlaken,  Thun,  Berne,  and  Basle.  None  of  these 
places  are  minutely  described,  only  their  peculiar  features 
being  mentioned.  So  far  as  the  work  claims  to  be  descriptive 
and  historical,  the  greatest  care  has  been  taken  to  secure 
entire  accuracy. 

The  story  of  the  runaway  cruise  of  the  Josephine  occu- 
pies a  considerable  portion  of  the  volume;  and  if  it  incul- 

(5) 


6  PREFACE. 

cates  in  another  form  the  trite  but  never  worn-out  moral,  that 
"  the  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard,"  and  the  moral  episode 
that  it  is  unsafe  to  "  fight  the  devil  with  his  own  weapons," 
it  will  only  accomplish  what  the  writer  intended. 

The  first  series  of  Young  America  Abroad,  of  which  the 
present  volume  is  the  last  but  one,  has  been  received  with  a 
degree  of  favor  so  far  beyond  the  author's  expectations  that 
he  is  encouraged  to  persevere  in  his  original  purpose  of 
including  all  the  countries  of  Europe  in  his  plan;  though 
for  the  present  it  is  more  than  ever  incumbent  upon  him  to 
acknowledge  his  sense  of  grateful  obligation  for  the  kind- 
ness of  his  young  friends,  as  well  as  of  their  parents  and 
guardians,  and  the  conductors  of  the  press,  for  the  generous 
welcome  and  the  unexpected  favor  accorded  to  these  volumes. 

Harrison  Square,  Mass., 
November  23,  1868. 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  PAGK 

I.     Whistling  for  a  Breeze.  .        .        .        .11 

II.    The  Burning  Steamer 27 

III.  The  Rescued  Passengers.          ....  43 

IV.  Landing  the  Survivors 59 

V.    The  Bag  of  Gold 75 

VI.     The  Little  Villain 92 

VII.     Cabin  and  Crosstrees 108 

VIII.     Something  about  the  Geography  and  Insti- 
tutions of  France 125 

IX.    An  Epitome  of  the  History  of  France.       .  14a 
X.    The    Knights    of    the    Golden    Fleece    at 

Work 166 

XI.     The  Capture  of  the  Josephine.      .         .         .  183 

XII.    A  Few  Hours  in  Rouen 200 

XIII.  The  Knights  at  Sea. 217 

XIV.  Palaces  in  Paris 235 


8  CONTENTS. 

CHAPTEK  PAGE 

XV.     Rides  and  Walks  about  Paris.       .  .  .  252 

XVI.  The  Exchequer  of  the  Runaways.  .  .  270 

XVII.  The  Presentation  at  Court.        .  .  .  288 

XVIII.  The  Way  of  the  Transgressors.  .  .  30S 

XIX.  A  Visit  to  Chamouni  and  Mont  Blanc.  .  319 

XX.  A  Run  through  Switzerland.      .  .  .  334 


PALACE   AND   COTTAGE, 

(9) 


PALACE  AND  COTTAGE; 

OR, 

YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND 
SWITZERLAND. 


CHAPTER  I. 


WHISTLING   FOR   A    BREEZE. 

"  '^JpiIIS  is  lazy  work,"  said  Captain  Paul  Kendall, 
I  of  the  Josephine,  to  the  vice-principal,  as  he 
paced  the  deck  rather  impatiently  for  a  young  man  in 
his  dignified  position. 

"  Yes  ;  but  it  will  be  lazier  than  this  before  it  is  any 
livelier,"  replied  Mr.  Fluxion. 

"I'm  afraid  we  shall  not  see  Havre  to-morrow," 
added  the  young  commander. 

"  Probably  not ;  for  if  I  am  not  mistaken  in  the 
indications,  we  shall  have  a  head  wind  before  night." 

"  Well,  I  would  rather  beat  dead  to  windward  all 
night  than  roll  about  in  one  of  these  stupid  calms," 
added  the  captain.     "  I  hate  calms." 

'•So  does  every  genuine  salt-water  sailor;  but  we 
have  no  influence  with  the  clerk  of  the  weather,  and 

e  must  take  things  as  they  come — calm  as  well  as 

storm." 

(ii) 


12  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  I  suppose  we  must,"  yawned  Captain  Kendall,  as 
the  topsails  began  to  shake  for  the  want  of  a  breeze 
to  fill  them. 

"  By  the  way,  captain,  don't  you  think  it's  rather 
undignified  for  a  commander  to  complain  or  grumble 
at  the  weather?  " 

"  I  know  it  is ;  but  I  never  grumble  at  anything  but 
calms." 

"  Do  you  expect  to  grumble  up  a  breeze,  Paul?" 

"  Of  course  not.  The  rule  is,  to  whistle  for  a 
breeze." 

"  Then  follow  the  rule." 

"  But  I  don't  believe  in  it. 

"Don't  believe  in  whistling  for  a  breeze!"  ex- 
claimed the  vice-principal,  laughing,  and  with  appar- 
ent astonishment. 

"  I  certainly  do  not,"  replied  Paul ;  "  though  J 
remember  being  out  with  an  ancient  skipper  al 
Brockway,  who,  when  the  wind  died  out,  as  we 
were  going  through  a  narrow  place  against  the  tide, 
began  to  whistle  as  though  the  safety  of  his  venera 
ble  craft  depended  upon  the  vigor  of  his  piping." 

"  Didn't  the  wind  come?"  asked  Mr.  Fluxion. 

"  I  believe  it  did,  after  we  had  drifted  back  half  a 
mile,"  laughed  Paul. 

44  Exactly  so.  The  breeze  came  ;  that  is  all  I  want 
to  prove.  If  you  only  whistle  long  enough,  'tis  sure 
to  bring  the  wind." 

"But  what  has  the  whistling  to  do  with  it?"  de- 
manded  Paul. 

"  I  don't  know  ;  I  can't  explain  the  meteorological 
process  by  which  the  wind  is  started  ;   I  only  know 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     13 

that,  if  you  keep  whistling,  a  breeze  is  sure  to  come, 
sooner  or  later.  I  never  knew  it  to  fail,"  added  Mr. 
Fluxion,  seriously. 

"  Shall  I  set  the  watcrr  on  deck  to  whistling,  sir?" 
asked  Paul. 

"  If  you  please.  You  command  this  vessel,"  an- 
swered the  vice-principal,  gravely. 

"  Do  you  really  think,  sir,  that  we  can  whistle  up 
a  breeze?" 

"  Do  you  really  think  you  can  grumble  up  a  breeze?" 

"  No,  sir  ;  I  do  not  pretend  that  I  can." 

"T  only  mean  to  say  that  if  you  whistle  long  enough, 
a  breeze  will  come  ;  and  it  is  a  great  deal  better  to 
spend  the  time  in  whistling  than  in  grumbling." 

"  I  think  I  will  not  grumble  any  more,  sir,"  said 
Paul,  accepting  the  good-natured  rebuke  as  kindly  as 
it  was  given. 

"  Better  whistle." 

"  But  sailors  are  proverbial  grumblers,  Mr.  Fluxion." 

"  Old  sailors  before  the  mast  have  a  constitutional 
right  to  grumble  ;  but  it  does  not  become  an  officer," 
replied  the  vice-principal,  as  he  went  back  to  the  steer- 
age to  attend  to  his  classes,  which  he  had  left  for  a 
few  moments  at  recess. 

Paul  Kendall  was  full  of  life  and  spirit.  He  was 
impatient  of  delay,  and  had  the  American  anxiety 
ever  to  be  going  ahead,  even  when  he  was  in  no 
hurry  to  reach  his  destination.  The  breeze  certainly 
did  not  come  for  his  grumbling;  on  the  contrary,  it 
died  out  entirely,  and  the  Josephine  rose  and  fell  idly 
on  the  long  swells,  her  sails  flapping  and  beating  as 
if  they  too  were  growling  at  the  inactivity  to  which 
the  vessel  was  doomed. 


14  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

The  Young  America  and  her  consort  had  sailed 
from  Rotterdam  that  morning,  and  the  squadron  was 
bound  to  Havre,  where  the  students  were  to  be  intro- 
duced to  French  life  and  manners.  As  boys,  they 
were  naturally  impatient  for  something  new.  Paris, 
"  the  city  of  luxury,"  had  a  thousand  attractions  to 
them,  and  the  libraries  of  the  two  vessels  had  been 
thoroughly  ransacked  for  information,  and  especially 
for  pictures,  relating  to  France  and  its  gay  capital. 
Mr.  Lowington,  the  principal,  had  always  kept  the 
students  well  supplied  with  newspapers,  and  especially 
with  the  pictorials,  the  latter  of  which,  instructing 
through  the  e}'e,  he  deemed  exceedingly  valuable  as 
educational  agencies.  In  the  bound  volumes  of  the 
magazines  and  weekly  illustrated  papers  were  pic- 
tures of  the  streets,  public  buildings,  parks,  and  peo- 
ple of  Paris  and  other  cities  of  Europe.  These  vol- 
umes had  been  in  great  demand  since  the  ship  sailed 
from  Brockway,  and  some  of  the  students  declared, 
when  they  visited  Paris,  that  its  palaces  and  parks 
seemed  as  familiar  as  though  they  had  often  seen 
them  before. 

Paul  was  impatient,  and  though  he  was  able  to 
refrain  from  manifesting  his  feeling,  it  was  not  so 
easy  to  banish  it  from  his  mind.  He  walked  the 
deck  uneasily  ;  but  the  vessel  was  making  no  prog- 
ress, and  it  was  impossible  for  him  to  be  satisfied. 
He  went  below,  sat  for  a  while  in  his  state-room, 
reading  the  letters  he  had  last  received.  This  occu- 
pation consoled  him  for  half  an  hour,  especially  as 
he  had  a  letter  from  Miss  Grace  Arbuckle,  who  was 
still  with  her  friends  in  the  vicinity  of  London,  but 


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who  wrote  that  the  family  would  soon  start  for  the 
continent,  and  would  be  in  Paris  early  in  September. 
The  yonng  commander  read  the  letter  several  times, 
but  even  its  perusal  did  not  seem  wholly  to  satisfy  him. 
The  Josephine  lay  idly  upon  the  waters  of  the  Ger- 
man Ocean.  Possibly  he  was  afraid  the  delay  would 
prevent  him  from  reaching  Paris  in  time  to  see  his 
fair  friend. 

He  went  on  deck.  The  Young  America,  as  help- 
less as  her  consort,  lay  rolling  on  the  long  billows, 
less  than  half  a  mile  distant.  Paul  voted  that  the 
calm  was  intensely  stupid  ;  and  at  last  he  found  it  so 
difficult  to  restrain  the  expression  of  his  impatience, 
that  he  ordered  the  officer  of  the  deck  to  call  the  watch, 
and  set  them  to  whistling  for  a  breeze.  Of  course  it 
was  regarded  as  a  merry  joke  on  the  part  of  the  com- 
mander, and  all  hands  gathered  in  the  waist  to  exe- 
cute the  order.  There  was  a  noted  whistler  among 
the  crew,  who  led  them  in  Yankee  Doodle. 

"  Do  you  expect  to  raise  a  breeze  in  this  way,  Cap- 
tain Kendall?"  asked  Henry  Martyn,  the  second  lieu- 
tenant, who  was  on  duty. 

"  Mr.  Fluxion  says  it  is  better  to  whistle  than  to 
grumble,"  replied  Paul ;  "  and  I  have  adopted  his 
suggestion.  He  is  sure  that  if  we  only  whistle  long 
enough,  the  breeze  will  come." 

"  No  doubt  of  it,"  laughed  Henry.  "  But  I  suppose 
the  same  result  would  follow  if  we  grumbled  long 
enough,  and  would  be  just  as  effectual  as  the  other  in 
stirring  up  the  elements." 

"  Whether  the  whistling  brings  a  breeze  or  not,  it 
has  a  tendency  to  keep  us  good-natured,"  added  Paul. 


1 6  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,   OR 

u  That  music  is  not  so  bad.  I'm  not  sure  that  we 
can't  beat  the  Young  America's  band." 

The  effect  was,  as  the  captain  declared,  quite  pleas- 
ing. The  boys  whistled  well,  and  there  was  no  little 
music  in  their  piping.  It  certainly  soothed  the  rest- 
lessness of  the  impatient  tars,  and  actually  proved  to 
be  a  new  sensation.  It  was  voted  that  Ben  Duncan, 
who  led  the  exercise,  should  be  the  "chief  whistler" 
of  the  ship's  company.  At  eight  bells  in  the  after- 
noon, the  watch  was  changed  ;  but  the  whistling  was 
diligently  kept  up,  though  not  with  such  a  pleasing 
effect,  on  account  of  the  absence  from  the  deck  of  the 
"  chief  whistler."  Unfortunately  the  breeze  was  very 
obstinate,  and  would  not  come  even  for  all  the  in- 
dustrious wooing  which  was  bestowed  upon  it.  The 
starboard  watch  whistled,  and  the  port  watch  whistled. 
The  sun  went  down  ;  the  exercises  of  the  school-room 
were  ended,  and  both  watches  whistled  in  concert, 
till  such  a  whistling  was  never  heard  before;  but  the 
wind  heeded  it  not  yet. 

"  Whistling  seems  to  do  no  good,"  said  Terrill,  the 
first  lieutenant. 

"  We  have  not  whistled  long  enough,"  replied 
Captain  Kendall,  laughing. 

"  We  have  kept  it  up  for  about  four  hours,  I  be- 
lieve," added  the  first  lieutenant. 

"  We  may  have  to  keep  it  up  four  hours  more ;  but 
Mr.  Fluxion  says  the  wind  is  sure  to  come,  if  we 
whistle  long  enough." 

Ben  Duncan  had  changed  the  tune  from  "  Yankee 
Doodle"  to  "Hail,  Columbia;"  which,  however,  did 
not  seem  to  produce  any  better  effect  upon  Old  Bo- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  1 7 

reas,  for  he  still  held  out  against  all  these  earnest 
adjurations.  But  the  boys  enjoyed  the  exercise,  and 
Ben  led  his  piping  orchestra  through  several  of  the 
popular  airs  of  the  clay.  Mr.  Fluxion  and  Mr.  Stoute 
listened  to  the  concert  with  genuine  pleasure. 

"  As  playing  cards  may  lead  to  gambling,  I  am 
afraid  this  sport  will  lead  to  pernicious  practices," 
said  Professor  Stoute.  "When  I  hear  a  boy  whistling 
in  the  house,  or  in  a  public  conveyance,  I  always  con- 
clude that  his  education  has  been  neglected." 

"  I  agree  with  you  ;  but  as  a  boy  is  taught  to  take 
off  his  hat  wrhen  he  enters  a  parlor,  so  should  he  be 
required  to  leave  his  whistle  out  doors.  We  will  have 
no  whistling  in  the  cabin  or  steerage." 

"It's  coming!"  exclaimed  Captain  Kendall,  who, 
as  a  prudent  seaman,  cast  frequent  glances  at  the  sea 
and  the  sky.     "There's  a  ripple  at  the  southward." 

"  I  knew  it  would  come,  if  you  only  whistled  long 
enough,"  replied  the  vice-principal.  "  I  never  knew 
it  to  fail." 

"  It's  coming  from  the  south-west  —  dead  ahead,'* 
added  the  captain.  "  Mr.  Terrill,  brace  her  sharp  up, 
with  her  starboard  tacks  aboard." 

"  Man  the  sheets  and  braces !  "  shouted,  the  first 
lieutenant. 

"  All  ready,  sir,"  called  the  officers  of  the  watch 
from  their  stations. 

"  Haul  on  the  jib-sheet !  Haul  on  the  main-sheet  I 
Port  the  helm,  quartermaster  !  " 

"Port,  sir,"  replied  the  petty  officer  in  charge  of 
the  wheel. 

"That  will  do.  Belay,  all!"  added  TerriU,  wheQ 
2 


1 8  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

the  jib  and  mainsail  had  been  hauled  as  flat  as  the 
course  required. 

These  two  sails  caught  the  gentle  breeze,  and  the 
Josephine  began  to  ripple  slowly  through  the  water. 

"  Slack  the  weather-braces,  and  haul  on  the  lee- 
braces  1  "  continued  the  executive  officer.  "  Haul  in 
the  fore-sheet!     A  pull  on  the  flying-jib-sheet !  " 

The  officers  at  their  stations  repeated  the  orders, 
each  to  the  hands  in  his  charge,  as  it  related  to  his 
duty. 

"  Belay,  all !  "  called  Terrill,  when  the  sails  indi- 
cated were  flat  enough  to  draw. 

"  So  much  for  whistling,"  said  Paul,  gayly,  for  the 
breeze  seemed  to  bring  a  new  vitality  to  his  frame. 

';  I  am  glad  you  acknowledge  the  efficiency  of  the 
means,  Captain  Kendall." 

il  I  am  willing  to  grant  that  it  is  better  to  whistle 
than  to  grumble,  especially  when  the  fellows  whistle 
as  well  as  ours  do." 

"  But  I  am  afraid  you  have  overdone  the  matter," 
added  the  vice-principal,  as  a  smart  flaw  suddenly 
careened  the  vessel  till  the  water  bubbled  up  through 
her  scupper-holes. 

14 1  hope  not,"  replied  Paul.     "  The  night  is  clear." 

"  These  south-west  winds  are  very  unsteady  ;  and 
you  may  have  whistled  up  more  wTind  than  we 
want." 

u  We  can  take  care  of  it,  if  we  have,"  laughed 
Paul.  "  The  Josephine  is  good  against  almost  any 
south-west  flaw,  after  she  gets  her  bearings.  I  don't 
see  any  signs  of  bad  weather,  sir,"  added  Paul,  more 
anxiously. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.       1 9 

"No;  I  don't  think  we  shall  see  any  Very  heavy 
weather  to-night ;  but  it  may  blow  pretty  hard  before 
morning,"  replied  Mr.  Fluxion. 

The  wind  freshened  very  rapidly,  and  the  whistling 
appeared  to  have  done  its  perfect  work.  As  the  vice- 
principal  suggested,  the  wooing  of  the  breeze  appeared 
to  have  been  overdone,  for  it  was  soon  necessary  to 
take  in  the  foretop  gallant-sail,  and  a  little  later  the 
main-gaff-topsail,  for  the  Josephine  almost  buried  her- 
self in  the  billows.  Thus  relieved,  she  sped  through 
the  water  at  the  rate  of  ten  knots  an  hour.  Then  to 
avoid  running  away  from  the  Young  America,  whose 
best  point  in  sailing  was  not  upon  the  wind,  it  became 
necessary  to  lower  the  foresail,  and  take  in  the  flying- 
jib.  Under  this  easy  sail  she  went  along  very  comfort- 
ably. At  ten  o'clock,  Paul  went  below,  and  turned 
in.  Having  a  good  conscience,  and  no  immediate 
hope  of  seeing  Miss  Grace  Arbuckle,  he  dropped 
asleep  without  any   needless  delay." 

At  eight  bells,  or  midnight,  the  starboard  watch  was 
relieved,  and  the  first  lieutenant  reported  to  the  cap-< 
tain  that  the  Young  America  was  three  miles  ahead. 

"  Direct  Mr.  Humphreys  to  set  the  foresail,"  said 
he,  turning  over,  and  going  to  sleep  again ;  for  these 
interruptions  were  so  frequent  that  they  hardly  dis- 
turbed him. 

The  wind  was  still  fresh  and  flawy,  and  under  the 
additional  sail,  the  Josephine  often  reeled  over  until  one 
unaccustomed  to  such  accommodations  might  have 
found  a  good  excuse  for  rolling  out  of  the  berth  on 
the  floor.  Of  course  Captain  Paul  Kendall  yvas  too 
dignified  to  do  such  an  absurd  thing ;  and  the  uneasy 


20  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

motion  of  the  schooner,  as  she  rolled  and  pitched, 
head  to  the  sea,  did  not  even  awake  him  from  his 
peaceful  slumbers. 

At  six  bells  in  the  morning  there  was  a  lively  ex- 
citement among  the  quarter  watch  in  charge  of  the 
vessel.  Martyn,  the  second  lieutenant,  and  Pelham, 
the  second  master,  wrho  had  the  deck,  held  a  consulta- 
tion together,  while  the  hands  on  duty  climbed  upon 
the  bulwarks,  and  gazed  eagerly  at  the  object  which 
had  attracted  their  attention.  It  was  a  bright  light  to 
the  north-west  of  the  vessel,  which  had  just  flamed 
up  with  startling  brilliancy. 

"What  is  it?"  asked  Pelham,  anxiously. 

"  I  don't  know.  Would  you  report  it  to  the  cap- 
tain ? "  replied  Martyn. 

"  I  should  do  so,  if  I  were  in  your  place.  I  think 
it  must  be  a  vessel  on  fire.  I  can't  think  of  anything 
else  which  would  make  such  a  light." 

"  You  may  inform  the  captain,  if  you  please,"  add" 
ed  Martyn,  as  he  raised  his  spy-glass  to  examine 
•more  carefully  the  bright  light. 

Pelham  went  down  into  the  cabin,  and  knocked  at 
the  door  of  the  captain's  state-room. 

"  Come  in  !  "  replied  Paul ;  and  Pelham  entered. 

"  We  have  just  discovered  a  bright  light  bearing 
north-west ;  and  Mr.  Martyn  directed  me  to  report  to 
you,  sir,"  said  Pelham. 

"What  is  it?" 

"  I  don't  know,  sir ;  but  I  think  it  is  a  vessel  on 
fire." 

Paul  jumped  out  of  his  berth. 

"  Where  is  the  ship  ?  "  he  asked. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.       21 

"  She  is  about  two  miles  to  the  leeward  of  us.  We 
iiave  been  beating  her  two  to  one  for  the  last  three 
hours." 

"  I  will  be  on  deck  in  a  moment,"  replied  Paul,  as 
he  began  very  hastily  to  dress  himself. 

"Shall  we  change  her  course?" 

"  No  ;  but  call  the  first  part  of  the  port  watch." 

Pelham  went  on  deck,  where  Paul  soon  appeared. 

"  How  long  since  you  discovered  the  light,  Mr. 
Martyn?"  he  asked  of  the  officer  of  the  deck. 

"Only  a  minute  or  two  before  I  reported  to  you." 

"  Put  her  head  for  the  light." 

"  Stand  by  sheets  and  braces  !  "  called  the  second 
lieutenant. 

"  All  ready,  sir." 

"  Ease  off  the  fore  and  main-sheets !  Let  out  the 
jib-sheet!"  continued  the  officer  of  the  deck. 

"  Set  the  foretop-sail !  "  added  the  captain,  after  he 
had  examined  the  light,  which  was  at  least  ten  rnile^ 
distant. 

Having  the  wind  free  now,  the  Josephine  began  to 
tear  through  the  water  at  a  rate  highly  creditable  to 
her  reputation  as  a  fast  sailer.  The  fore-topsail  was 
shaken  out,  sheeted  home,  and  hoisted  up.  But  even 
then,  Paul  was  not  satisfied,  and  ordered  the  fore-top- 
gallant-sail and  main-gafF-topsail  to  be  set.  He  felt 
that  he  was  justified  in  "crowding  on  all  her  spars 
would  bear,  and  even  in  risking  the  lighter  ones,  for 
a  fire  at  sea  is  one  of  the  most  terrible  of  calamities. 
At  that  moment,  scores  of  men,  women,  and  children 
might  be  struggling  for  life  with  the  rude  waves,  and 
the  existence  of  a  score  who  could  endure  for  another 


22  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,'   OR 

hour  might  depend  upon  the  brief  moments  he  should 
gain  by  pressing  the  vessel. 

For  half  an  hour  the  Josephine  sped  furiously  on 
her  errand  of  mercy.  The  Young  America  had  also 
crowded  on  all  sail,  and  was  bearing  down  upon  the 
burning  vessel.  The  consort  outstripped  her  in  speed 
under  her  heavy  press  of  canvas.  Hardly  ten  minutes 
had  elapsed  since  the  light  was  discovered,  and  from 
a  little  flame,  "no  bigger  than  a  man's  hand,"  it  had 
now  become  a  broad  sheet  of  glaring  fire.  The 
waters  were  illuminated  for  miles  around,  and  the 
scene,  terrible  as  it  was,  had  an  element  of  sublimity 
which  filled  the  ship's  company  with  awe.  In  half 
an  hour,  the  Josephine  had  approached  near  enough 
to  enable  the  young  commander  to  make  out  the  burn- 
ing vessel.  She  was  a  large  steamer.  Her  smoke- 
stack was  still  standing,  and  from  it  poured  forth  a 
dense  volume  of  smoke  and  flame.  A  closer  scrutiny 
assured  him  that  her  wheels  were  still  working.  The 
fire  had  apparently  broken  out  near  the  stern,  and  her 
head  had  been  turned  up  to  the  wind,  so  the  flames 
could  be  confined  to  that  part  of  the  vessel.  It  was 
evident  that  she  was  in  the  hands  of  a  brave  and  skil- 
ful man,  who  was  doing  all  that  human  arm  could  for 
the  preservation  of  her  passengers. 

"There  will  be  a  terrible  loss  of  life,  I  fear,"  said 
Paul,  with  a  shudder,  to  the'first  lieutenant. 

"  I  saw  a  small  vessel  near  her  just  now,"  replied 
TerriU. 

"  So  did  I ;  but  she  cannot  do  much.  She  is  only 
a  fishing-boat.  Where  is  Mr.  Fluxion  ?"  asked  Paul, 
who  had  been  so  little  accustomed  to  rely  upon  others, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     23 

that  it  had  not  yet  occurred  to  him  he  had  a  superior 
on  board. 

"  He  has  not  been  on  deck,"  replied  Terrill.  "  I 
suppose  he  does  not  know  anything  about  it." 

"  Keep  her  steady  as  she  is,"  added  Paul,  as  he  has- 
tened below  to  the  apartment  of  the  professors,  where 
he  knocked  at  the  door.  ♦ 

"  Who's  there?"  called  Mr.  Fluxion. 

"  Captain  Kendall,  sir,"  replied  Paul.  "  I  wish  to 
see  you,  sir." 

u  I  will  be  out  in  a  moment." 

The  captain  sat  down  in  the  cabin  to  await  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  vice-principal,  who  soon  opened  the 
door  of  his  room. 

"  What's  the  matter,  Paul?"  demanded  Mr.  Fuxion, 
assured,  by  this  unseasonable  summons,  that  some  un- 
usual event  had  occurred. 

"  There's  a  steamer  on  fire  within  three  miles  of 
us,"  replied  Paul. 

"  On  fire  !  "  exclaimed  Mr.  Fuxion,  startled  by  the 
intelligence,  for  his  long  experience  at  sea  enabled 
him  fully  to  appreciate  the  nature  of  the  calamity. 

"  Yes,  sir ;  I  was  called  more  than  half  an  hour 
ago." 

"  Why  didn't  you  call  me?  " 

"  I  was  so  busy,  sir,  that  I  did  not  think  of  you,"  re- 
plied Paul,  honestly  ;  "but  I  have  done  everything  I 
could,  and  I  hope  I  have  done  it  right." 

"  No  doubt  you  have.  Do  you  make  out  the  steam- 
er?" inquired  the  vice-principal,  as  he  hurried  on  the 
rest  of  his  clothing. 

**  She  is  a  large  steamer,  and  seems  to  be  very  well 


24  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

handled.  The  fire  is  aft,  and  they  keep  her  head  up 
to  the  wind." 

"  Is  there  any  other  vessel  at  hand?" 

"  The  Young  America  is  a  couple  of  miles  astern 
of  us,  and  I  made  out  a  small  fishing-boat  near  the 
burning  vessel." 

"  What's  the  matter?"  demanded  Professor  Stoute. 

"  A  steamer  afire,"  replied  Mr.  Fluxion,  as  he  has- 
tened to  the  deck  with  Paul. 

"  I  have  crowded  on  all  sail,  and  Ave  were  making 
twelve  knots  just  now,  sir,"  said  the  captain.  "  Can  I 
do  anything  more?" 

"  Nothing  more  can  be  done  till  v/e  come  up  with 
the  burning  vessel,"  replied  the  vice-principal,  as  he 
anxiously  surveyed  the  exciting  scene. 

A  booming  gun  now  broke  upon  the  ears  of  the  ap- 
palled beholders,  and  it  was  followed,  at  intervals,  by 
others  ;  and  its  dull,  heavy  sound  seemed  to  be  in  har- 
mony with  the  catastrophe  it  proclaimed  to  all  within 
hearing.  Miles  away,  on  the  fire-lighted  ocean,  were 
other  vessels  hastening  to  the  scene  of  peril,  guided  by 
the  noble  instinct  of  the  seaman,  who  heeds  no  dan- 
ger in  the  service  of  the  suffering  and  dying  upon  his 
chosen  element. 

Only  a  mile  of  white-capped  billows,  glaring  with 
the  reflection  of  the  fiendish  destroyer,  lay  between 
the  Josephine  and  the  burning  steamer  ;  and  still  the 
gallant  bark  leaped  fiercely  over,  or  impatiently  cut 
her  way  through,  the  angry  waves,  towards  the  arena 
of  peril.  In  the  angry  waters,  without  the  aid  of  the 
glass,  could  now  be  seen  men  and  women,  clinging 
to  various  objects  for  support.      Shrieks  and  groans 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     2$ 

conld  be  heard  above  the  dashing  waves,  and  the  crew 
of  the  Josephine  were  horrified  by  the  scene  which  a 
closer  inspection  revealed.  Paul  felt  that  his  blood 
was  almost  frozen  in  his  veins,  and  he  prayed  that 
God  would  spare  the  poor  wretches  who  were  strug- 
gling with  the  fire  and  the  waters  before  him.  Though 
the  schooner  almost  flew  on  her  course,  her  pace  was 
all  too  tardy  for  him.  He  was  impatient  to  have  the 
work  of  mercy  begin. 

"  Call  all  hands,  Mr.  Terrill !  "  said  he.  "  Pipe  to 
muster,  and  see  that  the  boats'  crews  are  ready  for 
duty,  with  officers  detailed  for  each  !  " 

"  All  hands  on  deck,  ahoy  !  "  piped  the  boatswain, 
who  had  been  expecting  the  order  for  some  time. 

Strange  as  it  may  seem,  nearly  the  whole  of  the 
starboard  watch  were  asleep  below.  The  regulations 
forbade  any  one  on  duty  to  go  below7  without  permis- 
sion, and  the  startling  news  of  the  hour  had  not  been 
communicated  to  the  slumberers.  Even  the  officer  of 
the  watch  below  had  not  been  disturbed.  There  had 
been  no  unusual  noise  on  deck.  The  manoeuvre  of 
tacking,  reefing,  or  setting  sail,  with  whatever  of  tram- 
pling feet  and  rattling  ropes  on  the  deck  attended  them, 
had  become  too  familiar  to  rouse  the  sleepers.  There 
was  many  a  cry  of  terror,  and  many  a  shout  of  aston- 
ishment when  the  starboard  watch  tumbled  up  the 
hatchway,  and  discovered  the  appalling  display. 

The  crew  were  piped  to  muster,  and  every  one  took 
his  station,  ready  to  do  his  duty  to  the  sufferers  in  the 
■water  and  on  the  burning  hulk.  Paul,  in  the  loudest 
tones  he  could  command,  addressed  a  few  stirring 
words  to  the  ship's  company,  admonishing  them  to 


26  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

obey  orders  promptly  and  strictly,  and  not  to  expose 
themselves  needlessly  to  the  perils  of  the  fire  or  the 
water. 

u  There  is  a  high  sea  running,  and  the  service  upon 
which  you  go  is  dangerous,"  he  added.  "  You  have 
distinguished  yourselves  before  by  brave  and  noble 
conduct,  and  I  hope  you  will  do  it  again.  Remember 
that  the  honor  of  your  ship  is  in  your  keeping.  Be 
firm  and  steady,  but  don't  be  rash.  Clear  away  the 
boats,  Mr.  Terrill."     • 

One  after  another  all  the  boats'  crews  were  called 
away,  and  the  four  officers  who  had  been  detailed  to 
go  with  them  took  their  stations  near  the  davits,  to 
superintend  the  preparations  for  lowering.  The  adult 
boatswain  and  carpenter  inspected  the  boats  and  rig- 
ging, and  reported  to  the  first  lieutenant  that  they  were 
ready  for  use. 

The  flames  were  now  making  fearful  progress  upon 
the  devoted  steamer.  Her  smoke-stack  suddenly  went 
by  the  board,  and  her  wheels  ceased  to  turn.  Two 
boats,  which  had  been  slung  inboard  abaft  the  paddle- 
boxes  on  one  side,  could  not  be  reached  on  account  of 
the  fires.  When  her  headway  was  stopped,  she  came 
about,  and  the  fire  made  quick  work  of  her  then.  The 
passengers  and  crew  dropped  into  the  water,  and  the 
waves  were  alive  with  them,  as  the  Josephine  came  up 
into  the  wind  to  lower  her  boats.  The  gig  and  the 
three  cutters  were  lowered,  one  after  another,  into  the 
water,  and  the  gallant  young  tars  pulled  for  the  scene 
of  danger. 


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CHAPTER  II. 


THE   BURNING   STEAMER. 


DURING  the  stay  of  the  Academy  Squadron  at 
Rotterdam,  two  twelve-oar  boats  had  been 
added  to  the  former  complement  of  the  Young  Amer- 
ica. Though  the  four  boats  with  which  she  crossed 
the  ocean  would  accommodate  all  hands  on  an  emer- 
gency, several  considerations  induced  the  principal 
to  increase  the  number.  A  collision,  or  any  other 
calamity  at  sea,  which  would  render  it  necessary  to 
resort  to  the  boats,  might  destroy  or  carry  away  one  or 
more  of  them.  But,  independent  of  the  perils  of  the 
sea,  exercise  at  the  oars  was  good  for  the  students ; 
and,  in  some  instances,  the  tourists  could  ascend  rivers, 
or  visit  points,  where  the  depth  of  water  did  not  per- 
mit the  passage  of  the  ship,  more  conveniently  in  the 
boats  than  by  public  conveyances. 

The  two  barges  had  been  built  in  Liverpool  to  the 
order  of  Mr.  Lowington.  They  were  light  for  their 
size,  but  very  strong,  and  were  provided  with  air-tanks, 
which  made  them  life-boats.  After  the  ship  was  clear 
of  the  Hock  of  Holland,  the  first  business  of  the  offi- 
cers was  to  re-arrange  the  boats'  crews.  In  order  to 
test  the  efficiency  of  the  new  details,  and  to  prepare 
(or  any  emergency,  an  hour  had  been  taken  from  the 


28  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OK 

studies,  during  the  calm,  and  devoted  to  practice  at 
the  oars.  Unlike  the  other  boats,  these  barges  wer« 
double-banked  ;  that  is,  the  two  hands  who  pulled  op- 
posite oars  sat  on  the  same  thwart  —  an  arrangement 
admitted  by  their  greater  width.  . 

The  addition  of  these  two  barges  required  that  the 
boats  should  receive  new  names.  Thus  far  the  flag:- 
officer  had  been  merely  an  ornamental  personage.  He 
had  occasionally  been  called  the  "  commodore  ;  "  but 
his  position  was  one  of  honor  rather  than  usefulness. 
In  order  to  add  to  the  glory  of  his  office,  one  of  the 
new  boats  was  appropriated  to  his  use,  and  styled  the 
commodore's  barge.  He  was  to  go  on  shore,  or  visit 
other  vessels,  in  state,  and  a  twelve-oar  barge  was 
necessary  to  support  his  dignity.  The  other  of  the 
new  boats  Was  called  the  first  cutter ;  the  captain's 
gig  remained  the  same  as  before  ;  the  professors'  barge 
was  the  second  cutter,  and  the  two  four-oar  boats  were 
the  third  and  fourth  cutters. 

The  order  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece  was 
still  in  active  existence  on  board  of  the  ship.  It  was 
a  rebellious  band,  whose  only  object  was  to  do  a  "  big 
thing"  in  the  way  of  mischief.  Its  affairs,  with  the 
experience  of  several  failures  and  disasters,  were  sin- 
gularly well  managed.  All  the  clap-trap  of  signs, 
dialogues,  and  other  mystical  machinery,  had  been 
abandoned  as  dangerous ;  and  no  member  was  per- 
mitted to  speak  of  the  affairs  of  the  order  in  the  pres* 
ence  of  those  who  did  not  belong  to  it.  Wilton  and 
Perth  were  the  prime  movers  in  the  enterprise.  They 
had  already  planned  a  voyage  from  Havre  to  Mar 
geilles,  which  would  occupy  about  ten  days,  during 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    2(> 

which  period  the  knights  were  promised  the  best  time 
that  ever  was  known,  or  could  even  be  imagined. 

The  members  of  the  order  had  not  much  confidence 
in  their  leaders.  Wilton  was  a  bungler,  and  had  al- 
ways contrived  to  be  in  trouble  half  his  time.  They 
could  not  depend  upon  his  management ;  for,  however 
unscrupulous  and  bold  he  was,  he  had  no  talent  for 
mischief.  He  was  clumsy  in  his  plans.  Monroe  was 
positively  stupid,  and  did  not  pretend  to  do  anything 
more  than  follow  the  lead  of  others.  Perth  was  re- 
lied upon  as  a  navigator,  but  he  was  not  the  fellow 
they  needed  for  such  a  tremendous  operation  as  the 
capture  of  the  Josephine,  in  the  face  of  all  the  diffi- 
culties which  surrounded  it.  Those  who  had  been 
members  of  the  old  Chain  League,  which  had  boldly 
planned  the  capture  of  the  ship  herself  during  her 
passage  across  the  Atlantic,  sighed  for  such  a  leader 
as  Shuffles  or  Pelham  ;  but  both  of  these  worthies  now 
seemed  to  be  beyond  their  reach.  The  former  was 
one  of  the  "  chaplain's  lambs,"  and  the  latter  was  sec- 
ond master  of  the  Josephine. 

Almost  every  member  of  the  order  thought  he  could 
manage  its  affairs  better  than  any  other  one ;  and  this 
is  very  apt  to  be  the  case  in  such  organizations.  They 
deferred  to  such  geniuses  as  Pelham  and  Shuffles,  but 
not  to  each  other.  However,  Perth  and  Wilton  had 
the  affair  in  their  own  hands,  and  it  was  not  easy  to 
wrest  the  power  from  their  grasp  without  breaking  up 
the  order  and  defeating  the  end  in  view. 

Among  the  later  additions  to  the  organization  was 
the  young  man  who  had  volunteered  to  "  serve  out  " 
Mr.  Hamblin  by  dropping  from  the  fore-yard  of  the 


30  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

ship  upon  the  head  of  the  dignified  professor.  He 
had  done  this  trick  so  well,  and  played  his  part  so 
cleverly  in  escaping  detection,  that  he  had  won  the 
admiration  of  his  companions  in  mischief.  He  was  a 
little  fellow,  and  his  name  was  Little,  but  he  was  a 
shrewd  one.  It  was  reported  on  board  the  ship  that, 
small  as  he  was,  he  had  been  so  big  in  mischief  his 
father  could  do  nothing  with  him,  and  he  had  been 
sent  over  to  the  Academy  Ship  as  a  last  resort.  As 
soon  as  he  was  initiated  as  a  Knight  of  the  Golden 
Fleece,  he  began  to  take  a  prominent  part  in  the  af- 
fairs of  the  order.  He  was  cunning  and  prudent,  but 
he  was  bold  and  skilful.  Physically  he  was  but  a 
pygmy  ;  but  his  little  body  seemed  to  be  composed 
wholly  of  muscles,  and  he  was  as  limber  as  an  eel. 
He  could  bend  himself  into  all  conceivable  shapes, 
was  as  quick  as  lightning,  and  as  nimble  as  a  monkey. 
Indeed,  his  queer  tricks  had  won  for  him  the  nick- 
name of  "  Monkey,"  which,  as  it  was  a  tribute  to  his 
agility,  he  did  not  resent. 

At  four  bells  in  the  morning,  just  before  the  burning 
steamer  was  discerned,  the  quarter  watch  on  board 
of  the  Young  America  was  changed.  Little  and 
Greenway  were  sent  into  the  foretop  to  keep  a  look- 
out ahead.  It  was  in  this  top,  and  on  this  duty,  that 
Little  had  been  inducted  into  the  mysteries  of  the 
Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece,  on  the  passage  from 
Antwerp  to  Rotterdam.  He  was  now  familiar  enough 
with  the  machinery  of  the  order  to  be  greatly  dissat- 
isfied with  it,  and  to  growl  at  the  tardiness  of  its  move- 
ments. 

"  If  you  are  going  to  do  anything,  why  don't  you 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  3 1 

do  it?"  said  he,  fretfully,  after  Greenway  had  expa- 
tiated for  a  time  upon  the  grand  scheme  of  the 
knights. 

u  If  we  only  had  such  a  fellow  as  Shuffles,  or  Pel- 
ham,  we  would  do  it  up  brown  in  a  few  days,"  replied 
Greenway. 

"Well,  why  don't  you  have  such  a  fellow  as  Shuf- 
fles, or  Pelham,  or  both  of  them,  if  you  want  them?" 

"  We  can't  get  them.  They  belong  to  the  lambs 
now." 

"  That's  all  in  your  eye.  Bob  Shuffles  is  no  more 
a  saint  than  I  am.  He  has  hitched  a  ten-pound 
weight  to  his  chin  so  as  to  keep  on  the  right  side  of 
the  chaplain  and  the  professors,"  added  Little.  "  If 
you  want  him,  I  can  ring  him  in  just  as  easy  as  Wil- 
ton can  make  a  blunder  ;  and  every  fellow  knows  that 
is  easy  enough." 

"  It  can't  be  done  ;  Shuffles  is  a  lamb,  and  if  you 
open  your  mouth,  he  would  blow  on  you." 

"  I  can  fetch  him." 

"  No,  you  can't.  He  has  done  so  well  this  quarter 
that  he  will  be  an  officer  next  term.  I  shouldn't  be 
surprised  if  he  were  first  lieutenant,  or  even  captain, 
of  the  ship  or  the  consort."  .     , 

"  Bob  Shuffles  !  " 

"  Yes,  Bob  Shuffles.  They  say  he  hasn't  had  a  bad 
mark  this  term  ;  and  Lowington  points  to  him  as  one 
of  the  good  results  of  his  system  of  discipline.  You 
might  as  well  approach  the  captain  himself." 

"  Well,  I  shouldn't  be  much  afraid  to  approach  the 
captain  himself,"  said  the  confident  Little. 

"  O,  get  out!  If  you  do  things  in  that  way,  you 
will  blow  the  whole  affair,"  protested  Greenway. 


32  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  The  fellows  here  don't  know  me.  When  I  spill 
the  fat  into  the  fire,  you  may  burn  up  the  German 
Ocean." 

"  What's  the  use  of  talking  about  ringing  in  the 
captain?"  sneered  Greenway.     "  Be  reasonable." 

"  I  tell  you  a  fellow  is  a  fellow,  wherever  you  find 
him.  Do  you  suppose  any  of  them  like  this  strict 
discipline?  Why,  a  fellow  can't  sneeze  without  ask- 
ing permission." 

"  It  is  different  with  the  officers." 

"  I  know  it  is,  but  the  officers  would  like  to  have  a 
good  time  as  well  as  any  of  the  rest  of  us.  If  we 
only  had  this  ship  to  ourselves,  what  a  jolly  good 
thing  we  could  make  of  it!" 

"  That's  so." 

"Do  the  fellows  want  Shuffles?"  demanded  Little. 

"  That's  what  they  all  say  ;  that  is,  all  but  Perth  and 
Wilton,  who  want  to  boss  the  job  themselves." 

"  Are  you  sure?" 

"  Certainly,  I  am.  Bob  Shuffles  got  up  the  Chain 
League  that  I  told  you  about,  and  if  he  and  Pelham 
had  not  quarrelled,  we  should  have  had  the  ship  —  at 
least,  I  think  we  should.  The  plan  was  all  arranged, 
and  I  don't  see  how  it  could  have  failed." 

"We'll  have  him,  then,"  replied  Little. 

"  I'll  tell  you  what  it  is,  Monkey ;  you  will  make  a 
mess  of  this  business." 

"  No,  I  won't  make  a  mess  of  it.  I  can  crawl 
through  a  smaller  hole  than  any  of  the  rest  of  you, 
and  I'll  bet  my  life  I  can  ring  in'Bob  Shuffles  with 
the  lambskin  on  his  back.  I  know  just  where  to  take 
him,  and  I  can  fetch  him  without  telling  him  a  single 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    33 

item  of  the  plan  till  we  have  him  bound  hand  and 
foot." 

"  I  think,  if  we  only  had  Shuffles,  we  could  make 
the  thing. go  first  rate  ;  but  you  can't  get  him." 

"  Bet  your  life  on  it  I  will !  "  persisted  Little. 

Neither  of  these  conspirators  deemed  it  absolutely 
necessary  to  the  success  of  the  enterprise  that  Shuffles 
should  be  introduced  into  the  order  as  its  leader  and 
commander.  Each  of  them  deemed  himself  abun- 
dantly competent  to  manage  the  affair.  Especially 
did  Little  take  this  view,  for  he  had  a  high  opinion 
of  his  own  powers.  But  both  of  them  were  willing 
to  grant  that  they  were  not  available  candidates.  The 
popularity  of  Shuffles,  who  in  ability  and  personal 
bearing  was  the  equal  of  the  commodore,  or  of  either 
of  the  captains  in  the  squadron,  would  secure  obedi- 
ence on  the  part  of  the  knights.  He  could  control 
them,  for  he  had  an  influence  which  none  of  the  pres- 
ent members  of.  the  order  possessed.  He  was  a 
genius. 

Little  did  not  condescend  to  explain  to  his  fellow- 
conspirator  the  means  by  which  he  expected  to  induce 
such  an  important  personage  as  Shuffles  to  join  the 
order.  He  only  talked  mysteriously  of  certain  re- 
sources he  had  which  would  accomplish  the  pur- 
pose without  any  danger  of  exposure.  He  had  a 
hearty  contempt  for  what  he  called  the  pretensions 
of  the  "  lambs,"  though,  in  fact,  they  made  no  preten- 
sions at  all.  He  did  not  understand  or  appreciate 
simple  goodness.  He  was  of  that  class  who  believe 
that  if  a  person  joins  the  church,  or  otherwise  assumes 
to  be  a  good  man, lie  does  it  from  some  sinister  motive. 

3 


34  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

He  could  not  see  how  goodness  was  its  own  reward, 
and  how  religion  repays  its  followers  by  its  very  pos- 
session. If  he  could  offer  sufficient  inducement  to 
Shuffles,  or  even  to  the  most  upright  of  the  officers, 
he  was  confident  he  would  sell  out  to  the  powers  of 
evil  without  a  blush.  A  boy  has  reached  a  very 
dangerous  state  of  mind  when  he  can  wilfully  cher- 
ish a  feeling  of  contempt  for  good  people,  and  foi 
goodness  itself.  It  is  one  of  the  worst  phases  of  boy 
character. 

"What  is  that  light?"  demanded  Little,  suddenly, 
as  the  fire  of  the  burning  steamer  flashed  across  the 
waters.  "It's  a  vessel  on  fire!  On  deck,  ahoy!" 
he  shouted. 

"  In  the  foretop  ! "  replied  one  of  the  crew. 

"  Vessel  on  fire  off  on  the  lee  bow  !  "  added  Little, 
so  sharp  and  prompt  that  he  did  not  afford  his  com- 
panion in  the  top  an  opportunity  to  say  a  word. 

The  intelligence  was  communicated  to  the  officer 
of  the  deck,  who,  after  examining  the  light,  sent  the 
midshipman  on  duty  to  report  to  Captain  Haven. 
When  the  commander  of  the  ship  came  on  deck,  he 
ordered  her  to  be  headed  for  the  burning  vessel.  Mr. 
Lowington  was  apprised  of  the  fact ;  all  sail  was 
crowded  on,  and  the  ship  flew  through  the  water 
only  less  rapidly  than  the  Josephine,  which,  however, 
was  nearer  to  the  steamer  when  the  alarm  was  given. 
The  principal  approved  of  all  that  had  been  done 
when  he  came  on  deck,  and  manifested  the  liveliest 
interest  in  the  fate  of  the  unfortunate  people  on  board 
the  burning  vessel. 

For  an  hour  the  Young  America  continued  on  her 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     35 

course.  All  hands  had  been  called,  the  boats'  crews 
piped  away,  and  the  officers  detailed  to  command 
them.  As  she  approached  the  scene  of  the  disaster, 
the  courses  were  hauled  up,  the  main-topsail  backed, 
and  the  ship  was  hove  to.  One  after  another,  the 
boats  were  lowered,  with  the  crews  on  board  of  them. 
Shuffles  was  coxswain  of  the  commodore's  barge,  in 
which  also  Little  pulled  the  stroke  oar.  It  was  in 
command  of  Mr.  Ellis,  the  second  lieutenant,  who  was 
a  better  scholar  than  officer. 

The  Josephine's  boats  had  for  some  time  been  en- 
gaged in  the  humane  labor  of  rescuing  the  survivors 
of  the  burning  steamer  ;  but  there  was  still  more  labor 
of  the  same  kind  to  be  performed.  The  devoted  ves- 
sel was  now  completely  wrapped  in  flames,  and  there 
was  no  longer  standing  room  for  a  single  person  on 
her  decks.  All  her  passengers  and  crew  had  taken 
to  the  waves  for  safety.  The  ship  hove  to  on  the 
weather  side  of  the  wreck,  while  the  Josephine  had 
gone  to  the  leeward  of  it.  The  fishing  vessel  —  for 
such  it  proved  to  be — was  cruising  about,  picking 
up  here  and  there  a  person.  No  other  craft  was  near 
enough  to  render  any  assistance,  though  the  light  of 
the  fire  revealed  several  in  the  distance,  which  were 
bearing  down  upon  the  wreck.  The  ten  boats  of  the 
squadron,  therefore,  were,  with  the  exception  of  the 
fishing  smack,  the  only  ones  engaged  in  the  benevo- 
lent labor. 

The  commodore's  barge  pulled  directly  for  the  wreck, 
the  oarsmen  cheered  on  and  steadied  in  their  work  by 
the  voice  of  Shuffles.  They  pulled  a  splendid  stroke, 
and  were  kept  well  in  hand  by  their  skilful  coxswaia 


36  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OP 

Mr.  Ellis  stood  up  in  the  stern  sheets,  as  well  as  ne 
could  in  the  high  sea  which  was  running,  on  the  look- 
out for  persons  in  the  water.  They  could  hear  shouts 
and  cries  coming  up  from  the  angry  billows. 

"  Steady,  as  she  is ! "  said  the  officer  of  the  boat; 
"  There  is  a  man  on  a  spar  ahead  of  us." 

"  Steady,"  repeated  Shuffles* 

"  Way  enough  !  "  added  the  officer,  as  the  barge  ap- 
proached the  unfortunate  person. 

"  In,  bows  !  stand  by  to  help  the  man  !  "  said  Shuf- 
fles ;  and  the  two  bowmen  placed  themselves  in  the 
fore  sheets. 

"  You  are  running  wide  of  him.  Back  water  !  " 
continued  Ellis,  as  he  saw  that  the  boat  would  shoot 
ahead  of  its  object. 

Shuffles  stood  up  in  his  place,  and  examined  the 
situation  of  the  sufferer.  The  barge  was  darting  past 
him,  the  starboard  oars  were  just  over  his  head,  and 
to  back  water  at  that  moment  would  be  to  knock  the 
man  from  his  support. 

"  Starboard  bank,  toss  oars ! "  shouted  the  cox- 
swain, sharply.  "  Port  oars,  back  water  —  steady, 
but  strong !  " 

The  effect  of  this  manoeuvre  was  to  swing  the  barge 
round  so  that  her  stern  came  up  to  the  spar  to  which 
the  man  in  the  water  was  clinging. 

"Save  me  !  "  gasped  the  drowning  man,  over  whom 
the  waters  occasionally  swept  with  all  their  fury,  and 
he  was  almost  exhausted. 

"  Stand  by  here,  and  help  pull  him  in,"  said  Ellis 
to  the  oarsmen. 

Little  was  one  of  the  first  to  obey  this  order.     He 


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Sprang  nimbly  to  the  gunwale,  and  seized  the  man  by 
one  arm,  while  Shuffles  had  the  other.  At  that  in- 
stant the  barge  lurched  heavily,  and  instead  of  pulling 
the  sufferer  in,  Little  was  thrown  out.  The  coxswain 
let  go  in  season  to  save  himself.  A  gust  of  wind  car- 
ried the  boat  away  the  instant  the  hold  upon  the  man 
was  released. 

"  Let  fall,  starboard  bank  ! "  shouted  Shuffles,  prompt- 
ly.    "  Back  on  the  starboard,  pull  on  the  port  oars  ! " 

This  action  turned  the  barge,  so  that  her  head  came 
round  to  the  spar  to  which  Little  was  clinging.  As 
the  bow  came  up  to  him,  he  seized  it,  and  leaped  into 
the  fore  sheets  before  any  one  could  render  him  any 
assistance.  At  the  same  time  a  huge  billow  tossed 
the  boat  forward,  so  that  it  struck  heavily  against  the 
spar.  The  fainting,  dying  sufferer  had  not  strength 
enough  left  to  resist  the  shock ;  he  lost  his  grasp  upon 
the  slippery  timber,  and  sank  down  into  the  stormy 
waves,  never  again  to  rise. 

"  Where  is  the  man?"  called  Shuffles  to  Little,  who 
had  sat  down  upon  the  grating  in  the  fore  sheets. 

"  I  don't  know.  I  had  enough  to  do  to  take  care 
of  myself,"  replied  Little,  puffing  with  the  exertion  to 
which  he  had  been  subjected.  "  He  was  there  a  min- 
ute ago."  ' 

Little  glanced  behind  him  into  the  water,  and  gave 
something  like  a  shudder.  Perhaps  both  the  cold  and 
the  fate  of  his  late  companion  on  the  spar  were  enough 
to  make  him  shudder. 

"He  is  gone!"  said  Ellis,  coming  forward,  and 
glancing  at  the  spar,  as  it  rolled  on  the  waves.  "  He 
was  nearly  dead  when  we  reached  him.     Give  wray 


38  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

again,  Shuffles.      There  are  others  who  need  our  help 
more  than  he  does,  poor  man  !" 

"  Stern,  all ! "  shouted  Shuffles  ;  and  his  tones  were 
rather  unstead)',  for  he  was  thinking  of  the  unfortu- 
nate person  who  had  just  disappeared  beneath  the 
waves.  "  Hold  water !  Give  way  ! "  he  added, 
when  the  barge  was  clear  of  the  log. 

These  movements  did  not  take  place  in  the  quiet 
of  a  room  on  shore,  but  upon  the  bosom  of  the  heav- 
ing ocean.  The  sea  itself  splashed  and  roared  ;  the 
oars  made  much  noise  ;  and  the  officers  shouted  their 
orders  in  the  loudest  tones,  so  as  to  be  heard  above 
the  din.  The  scene  was  intensely  exciting,  and  those 
in  the  barge  could  neither  see  nor  hear  what  tran- 
spired on  the  spar  a  moment  before  the  unfortunate 
man  went  down.  Little  himself  did  not  know  in 
precisely  what  manner  he  had  been  thrown  out  of 
the  boat.  Being  short  in  stature,  he  had  reached 
down  so  far  that  only  his  legs  remained  in  the  boat. 
The  sufferer  had  grasped  his  arm  with  the  tenacity 
of  a  drowning  man,  and  it  was  no  fault  of  the  agile 
lad  that  he  could  not  recover  his  balance  when  the 
boat  lurched. 

He  clung  to  the  spar  as  he  went  over ;  indeed,  with 
anything  at  hand  capable  of  floating  a  boy,  it  would 
have  been  quite  impossible  to  drown  him;  for  how- 
ever his  support  rolled  over,  he  was  nimble  enough  to 
keep  on  the  right  side  of  it. 

u  Save  me !  "  whispered  the  exhausted  sufferer,  as 
he  saw  the  barge  borne  away  from  him. 

"  Hold  on  tight,  and  you  are  safe,"  replied  Little. 
u  Get  hold  of  the  boat  when  it  comes  up  again." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND    SWITZERLAND.     39 

"  I  can't,"  groaned  the  man,  in  broken  English. 
M  I  have  the  gold  in  one  hand." 

"  The  gold  !  Give  it  to  me,  and  I  will  throw  it 
into  the  boat  as  it  comes  up." 

The  wretch  clung  to  his  money,  even  while  he 
seemed  to  have  but  a  moment's  lease  of  life.  He  had 
one  arm  over  the  spar,  and  with  that  hand  clutched  a 
bag  of  gold,  which  he  had  brought  with  him  from  the 
burning  vessel.  Shuffles  had  seized  his  arm,  but,  in- 
stead of  making  an  effort  to  assist  in  saving  himself, 
the  man  had  clung  to  the  gold.  In  clinging  to  that,  his 
arm  encircled  the  spar,  so  that  the  coxswain  could  not 
lift  him  out  of  the  water,  as  he  would  have  done  if  the 
object  of  his  labors  had  not  been  thus  encumbered. 

The  sufferer  gave  the  bag  of  gold  to  Little,  who 
had  placed  himself  astride  of  the  spar,  just  as  the 
barge  came  up.  Dropping  the  treasure  upon  the  bow 
grating,  he  leaped  into  the  boat,  much  exhausted  by 
the  labor  and  excitement  through  which  he  had  passed. 
At  the  same  time  the  bowmen  came  forward  again, 
but  Little  was  sitting  on  the  bag  of  gold.  When  the 
barge  struck  the  spar,  the  latter  rolled  over.  De- 
prived of  his  support,  the  poor  man  had  no  power  to 
make  another  effort,  and  went  down. 

Little  remained  in  the  bow,  getting  his  wind  again, 
as  the  boat  went  on  her  way  in  search  of  others  who 
needed  assistance.  The  bag  was  heavy,  and  it  had 
cost  him  no  little  effort  to  save  it.  We  must  do  him  the 
justice  to  say  that  he  had  no  evil  intentions  either  in 
regard  to  the  man  or  the  treasure.  He  had  done%hi| 
best  to  save  both,  and  his  shudder  was  occasioned  by 
the  thought  that  a  human  being  had   at  that  instanf 


4-0  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

gone  from  life  to  eternity.  The  wretch  had  perilled 
his  life  for  his  gold.  The  gold  had  been  saved,  but 
the  life  had  been  lost. 

"Are  you  hurt,  Little?"  called  the  officer  in 
charge    to    him. 

"  No,  sir ;  I  am  only  tired  out." 

But  he  had  recovered  his  breath,  and  was  shivering 
with  cold.  He  had  regained  his  strength,  and  he  felt 
that  the  exercise  at  the  oar  would  do  him  good.  He 
was  about  to  rise,  and  go  aft  to  take  his  place,  when 
he  thought  of  the  bag.  At  such  a  time,  and  in  the 
midst  of  such  a  scene,  the  gold  for  which  men  sell 
their  souls  seemed  to  be  of  little  value.  What  should 
he  do  with  it?  It  was  no  time  to  talk  about  it  then. 
He  dropped  the  heavy  bag  in  the  pocket  of  his  pea- 
jacket.  It  weighed  eight  or  nine  pounds,  and  he  was 
obliged  to  hold  up  the  side  of  his  coat  with  one  hand, 
as  he  crept  between  the  rowers  to  his  seat. 

Ellis  stood  up  on  the  stern  sheets,  looking  all  around 
in  search  of  those  who  needed  help.  Though  the  ocean 
was  lighted  up  by  the  flames  of  the  burning  steamer,  it 
was  not  easy  to  find  them,  for  the  boat  sank  down  into 
the  trough  of  each  succeeding  billow,  and  they  could 
only  be  discovered  as  they  were  lifted  on  the  crests  of 
the  waves. 

"  I  see  one  !  "  shouted  he,  furiously. 

"  Where  away  ?  "  asked  Shuffles,  standing  up  in  his 
place. 

"  Broad  on  the  port  bow.  He  has  sunk  down  into 
the  trough  of  the  sea  now.  Be  more  careful  this  time. 
Don't  run  into  him.  Obey  my  orders  as  I  give  them," 
replied  Ellis,  sharply. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     41 

M  Help,  help  !  "  came,  in  the  tones  of  a  female,  from 
the  direction  the  officer  had  indicated. 

"  It's  a  woman  !  "  exclaimed  Shuffles. 

"  Don't  run  into  her,  then,"  repeated  Ellis. 

"  Way  enough  !    Hold  water  !  "  added  Shuffles. 

"  You  are  not  within  five  rods  of  her  yet.  Give 
way  again,  and  steer  a  little  wide  of  her." 

"  Take  the  tiller  lines,  Mr.  Ellis,"  continued  Shuffles. 
"  I  will  go  forward  myself,  and  use  the  boat-hook  !  " 

Shuffles  went  forward,  the  officer  making  no  ob- 
jection, thinking,  perhaps,  that  he  was  more  likely  to 
make  a  mistake  than  the  coxswain. 

"  Way  enough  !  Hold  water  !  "  cried  Ellis,  when 
the  barge  which  he  had  steered  wide  of  the  object 
was  coming  up  alongside  of  the  woman. 

He  intended,  when  abreast  of  her,  to  pull  the  port 
oars  so  as  to  throw  the  boat  up  without  the  danger  of 
hitting  the  woman  with  the  bow,  for  he  believed  that 
the  man  had  been  lost  in  this  manner.  But  he  was 
too  late.  The  bow  of  the  barge  struck  a  long  spar,  to 
which  the  person  was  clinging,  at  least  ten  feet  from 
her,  repeating  the  very  thing  which  the  coxswain  had 
done.  The  keel  of  the  boat  slid  upwards  on  the  spar, 
lifting  the  bow  so  that  the  water  poured  in  over  the 
stern.  Shuffles  was  quick,  and,  striking  the  point  of 
the  boat-hook  into  the  stick,  he  pushed  the  barge  clear 
of  it.  But  the  mischief  had  been  done.  The  col- 
lusion threw  the  woman  from  the  spar,  and  she  was 
struggling  unaided  in  the  waves,  while  the  boat  was 
receding  from  her. 

The  sight  filled  the  gallant  coxswain  with  dismay. 
It  seemed  as  though  another  life  was  about  to  be  sac* 


42  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

rtficed  to  the  blundering  mismanagement  of  the  boat. 
Kicking  off  his  shoes,  and  throwing  off  his  pea-jacket 
and  coat,  he  leaped  into  the  surging  tide,  as  he  saw 
the  struggling  female  rise  shrieking  upon  the  crest  of 
a  wave,  not  twenty  feet  from  him,  but  apparently  in 
the  act  of  sinking  beneath  the  remorseless  waters.  It 
was  rash,  but  it  was  noble. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  43 


CHAPTER  III. 

1 

THE    RESCUED    PASSENGERS. 

Y  the  time  the  Young  America  reached  the  scene 
of^  disaster,  the  boats  of  the  Josephine  had  re- 
turned to  the  schooner,  loaded  with  persons  from  the 
burning  steamer,  who  had  taken  to  the  water  to  escape 
the  fire.  Captain  Kendall  gave  them  a  hearty  wel- 
come, and  used  every  effort  to  make  them  comforta- 
ble. The  boats  were  sent  away  a  second  time  just  as 
the  ship  came  up  to  take  part  in  the  humane  work. 
The  steamer  was  from  London,  bound  for  Rotterdam. 
All  the  passengers  knew  of  the  fire  was,  that  an  ex- 
plosion had  taken  place  in  the  hold,  which  was  imme- 
diately followed  by  the  bursting  out  of  the  flames  so 
fiercely  as  to  defy  all  efforts  to  subdue  them. 

The  consort's  four  boats  again  pulled  towards  the 
steamer,  separating  as  they  left  the  vessel,  so  as  to 
give  to  each  a  wider  field  of  labor.  Some  of  the  sur- 
viving passengers  were  floating  on  life-preservers,  or 
clinging  to  barrels,  doors,  timbers,  and  other  articles, 
which  had  been  thrown  overboard  to  sustain  them. 
It  was  painfully  evident  that  many  of  them  had  gone 
down  never  to  rise  again,  and,  in  spite  of  the  excite- 
ment of  the  occasion  to  the  young  tars,  there  was  a 
terrible  sadness  about  it  which  they  could  not  escape. 


44  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

It  was  awful  to  feel  that  they  were  in  the  midst  of  the 
harvest  of  death,  and  that  many  were  sinking  to 
their  last  sleep  in  spite  of  all  their  exertions  to  save 
them. 

Pelham,  in  the  gig,  pulled  close  up  to  the  ill-fated 
steamer,  whose  decks  were  now  in  a  light  blaze  from 
stem  to  stern.  No  person  could  be  seen  on  any  part 
of  the  wreck,  —  and,  indeed,  it  would  have  been  impos- 
sible for  a  person  to  live  there  a  single  instant,  —  but 
several  were  clinging  to  the  paddles,  and  other  avail- 
able portions  of  the  hull.  They  were  taken  into  the 
gig,  which  soon  had  as  many  as  she  could  safely 
carry  in  the  heavy  sea. 

"Pull  for  the  schooner,"  said  Pelham  to  his  cox- 
swain, when  he  had  taken  in  the  last  person  he  could 
find  on  the  wreck. 

"  Help,  help !  "  came  up  from  the  uneasy  billows 
ahead  of  them. 

"  Steady  !  Way  enough  !  "  shouted  the  active  Pel- 
ham, as  he  sprang  into  the  bow  of  the  gig,  for,  unlike 
Ellis  in  the  barge,  he  placed  himself  where  he  could 
see  the  person  he  was  to  save  ;  and  of  the  two  boat 
loads  he  had  picked  up,  he  had  drawn  in  nearly  every 
one  with  his  own  hands,  assisted  by  the  stout  bow- 
men. 

"  Way  enough  !  "  repeated  the  coxswain. 

"Hold  water!"  called  Pelham.  "Steady!  Now 
one  stroke  ahead  !  " 

Thus  carefully  he  avoided  running  into  the  objects 
of  his  exertions,  or  striking  with  the  bow  of  the  boat 
the  supports  to  which  they  were  clinging.  There 
was  no  bungling  in  the  gig,  as  in  the  commodore's 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  45 

barge,  where  pooi  Shuffles  had  been  driven  to  des- 
peration by  the  inefficiency  of  his  officer. 

44  Help ! "  gasped  a  man  in  the  water,  who  was 
holding  on  to  a  plank,  and  supporting  a  woman. 

"  Stand  by  here,  bowmen  ! "  said  Pelham,  as  he 
grasped  the  arm  of  the  helpless  woman. 

"  Give  me  a  hand  at  it,"  interposed  a  stout  man, 
who  had  just  been  taken  in  from  the  rudder  of  the 
steamer. 

The  poor  woman  w7as  quickly  hauled  into  the  gig. 
She  was  completely  exhausted,  and  utterly  unable  to 
help  herself.  Her  companion  was  then  taken  in,  and 
Pelham  ordered  the  coxswain  to  give  way  again  for 
the  Josephine. 

"  My  daughter  !  My  daughter  !  "  exclaimed  the 
man,  who  had  just  been  saved,  as  he  gazed  eagerly 
around  him  on  the  fire-lisrhted  waves. 

44  Where  is  she  ?  "  asked  Pelham. 

44 1  do  not  know.  She  cannot  be  far  from  this 
spot." 

*'  Mr.  Arbuckle  !  "  ejaculated  the  stout  man,  who 
had  aided  in  the  rescue  of  the  man  and  woman. 

44  O,  Captain  Millbrook  !  I  have  lost  my  daughter  !" 
groaned  the  unfortunate  gentleman. 

44  Is  this  Mr.  Arbuckle,  of  Belfast?"  asked  Pel- 
ham. 

44  Yes ;  save  my  daughter ! "  cried  the  unhappy 
father. 

44  It  will  not  be  prudent  for  me  to  take  in  another 
person,"  replied  Pelham*  4'  The  boat  is  crowded 
now." 

44  Do  not  abandon  her  !  "  pleaded  Mr.  Arbuckle. 


46  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  There  are  nine  other  boats  besides  that  fishing 
vessel,  picking  np  the  people.  Probably  she  had  been 
saved  by  some  of  them." 

"  I  thought  your  daughter  was  with  you,"  said  Cap- 
tain Millbrook,  who  w7as  the  commander  of  the  unfor- 
tunate steamer. 

u  She  was  with  me,  but  a  heavy  wave  broke  up  the 
raft  I  had  made,  and  separated  us,"  replied  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle.  "  I  drew  the  plank  across  a  couple  of  spars 
I  found  in  the  water,  and  we  floated  a  short  distance 
from  the  fire.  A  wave  washed  the  plank  from  the 
spars,  and  my  wife  lost  her  hold.  I  succeeded  in 
drawing  her  to  the  plank,  but  by  the  time  I  had  done 
so,  one  of  the  spars,  with  my  daughter  upon  it,  had 
been  driven  beyond  my  reach.  I  am  afraid  she  is 
lost." 

"  It's  a  terrible  night,"  replied  the  stout  captain, 
with  a  shudder,  as  he  thought  of  those  who  had  been 
hurried  from   their  sleep  to  the  sleep  of  death.  * 

The  gig  pulled  to  the  Josephine,  and  the  passen- 
gers were  assisted  on  board.  By  this  time  Mrs.  Ar- 
buckle  had  partially  recovered  her  strength,  and  wailed 
bitterly  for  her  daughter. 

"  Captain  Kendall,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arbuckle  are 
here ! "  called  Pelham  from  his  place  in  the  stern 
sheets  of  the  gig. 

"Is  Grace  with  them?"  demanded  Paul,  the  blood 
in  his  veins  almost  frozen  by  the  intelligence. 

"  She  was  with  them,  but  we  have  not  found  her 
yet." 

The  young  commander  heard  the  agonizing  story 
from   the  lips  of  the  father   and   mother   as   the   gig 


rOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     4/ 

departed  a  third  time  on  her  errand  of  mere)'.  The 
ten  boats  of  the  squadron  pulled  around  the  steamer 
several  times,  till  not  another  person  could  be  found. 
The  Josephine's  boats  had  picked  up  nearly  all  the 
survivors  before  the  ship  came  to  the  scene  of  action, 
and  not  more  than  a  dozen  passengers  had  been  con- 
veyed to  the  latter.  The  gig  repaired  at  once  to  the 
locality  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arbuckle  had  been  saved, 
and  searched  eagerly  to  the  leeward  of  it  for  the  lost 
daughter.  Pelham  found  several  spars,  planks,  doors, 
and  other  articles  which  had  supported  the  passengers, 
but  he  could  not  find  Grace.  She  had  gone  down  in 
the  waves,  or  been  rescued  by  some  other  boat. 

Diligently  and  faithfully  the  squadron's  boats  cruised 
the  ground  over  till  not  another  person  could  be  found. 
The  wind  was  increasing  in  violence,  and  there  were 
indications  of  bad  weather.  The  crews  were  all  wet 
to  the  skin  by  the  flying  spray,  which  now  enveloped 
the  boats,  and  it  was  no  longer  prudent  to  continue 
the  search,  even  if  there  were  hope  of  saving  another 
individual.  The  signal  for  the  return  was  hoisted  on 
board  the  ship,  and  the  weary  oarsmen  pulled  for 
their  respective  vessels. 

Though  the  boats  of  the  squadron  had  frequently 
come  within  hail  of  each  other,  no  communication 
had  passed  between  them,  for  each  avoided  the  others 
the  more  effectually  to  perform  its  appointed  work. 
Where  one  boat  was,  another  was  not  needed.  Just 
as  the  gig  of  the  Josephine  had  picked  up  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle and  his  wife,  the  commodore's  barge  came  up 
to  leeward  of  her,  and  struck  the  spar  to  which  the 
woman  was  clinging. 


48  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

Instead  of  going  into  the  fore  sheets,  where  he  could 
intelligently  direct  the  movements  of  the  barge,  Ellis 
remained  in  the  stern.  Shuffles  was  too  good  a  sea- 
man to  prompt  an  officer  in  regard  to  his  duty  ;  but 
he  had  gone  forward  himself  to  do  what  the  lieuten- 
ant neglected.  Without  knowing  the  true  reason  why 
the  man  upon  the  spar  had  been  lost,  he  believed  that 
he  had  been  sacrificed  to  the  mismanagement  of  the 
boat.    It  was  mortifying  to  have  the  blunder  repeated. 

Shuffles  saw  the  woman  on  the  spar,  and  saw  her 
fall  struggling  from  her  support  when  the  boat  struck 
it.  The  sight  was  too  much  for  his  nerves.  He  was 
made  desperate  by  it,  and  leaped  into  the  angry  waves, 
as  has  before  been  related,  to  save  her.  He  was  an 
expert  and  powerful  swimmer  —  one  of  the  best  in 
the  squadron.  He  could  not  see  the  woman  perish 
before  his  eyes,  as  the  man  had,  for  he  realized  that 
she  had  no  power  to  do  anything  for  herself.  Breast- 
ing the  huge  waves  with  iron  muscles,  he  reached 
the  unfortunate  lady,  and  grasping  her  with  a  strong 
arm,  he  struck  for  the  floating  spar,  which  was  almost 
within  his  grasp.  Without  this  friendly  support,  he 
would  have  been  almost  as  helpless  as  his  frail  burden. 
Throwing  his  disengaged  arm  over  the  spar,  he  clung 
to  it,  skilfully  counteracting,  as  far  as  he  was  able,  the 
struggles  of  the  female  and  the  violent  action  of  the 
waves.  A  less  resolute  and  powerful  person  than 
himself  must  have  been  sacrificed  in  that  fierce  strug- 
gle for  life. 

Shuffles  was  more  afraid  of  being  struck  and  ren- 
dered helpless  by  the  barge,  under  the  awkward  man- 
agement of  the  lieutenant,  than  of  being  swept  away 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    49 

by  the  waves.  The  boat,  after  sliding  off  the  spar, 
had  drifted  away  broadside  to  the  leeward.  Ellis  was 
confused  and  uncertain  ;  but  the  two  bowmen,  who 
had  gone  to  the  fore  sheets  to  assist  Shuffles,  kept 
their  gaze  fixed  upon  him  while  he  was  in  the  water. 

4*  Pull,  port !  "  shouted  one  of  them  ;  and  the  crew,  in 
the  fierce  excitement  of  the  moment,  obeyed  the  order, 
without  considering  that  it  was  not  given  bv  an  officer. 

This  threw  the  barge  round,  so  that  she  was  again 
headed  towards  the  spar. 

"  Give  way  !  "  shouted  Ellis,  as  he  caught  a  glance 
of  the  coxswain. 

"  Way  enough  !  "  called  one  of  the  bowmen,  after 
the  crew  had  given  a  few  vigorous  strokes. 

The  other  struck  his  boat-hook  into  the  spar,  and 
thus  prevented  a  collision,  while  both  of  them  seized 
hold  of  the  lady.  She  was  drawn  into  the  boat  with- 
out difficulty,  and  the  coxswain  followed  her.  The 
two  bowmen  resumed  their  oars,  and  the  barge,  with 
Ellis  still  at  the  tiller  ropes,  pulled  away  in  search  of 
other  sufferers. 

Shuffles  found  that  the  person  he  had  saved  was  a 
young  lady.  Taking  the  handkerchief  from  the  pocket 
of  his  pea-jacket,  he  tenderly  wiped  the  water  from 
her  face,  and  smoothed  back  the  long  hair  from  her 
brow.  She  was  not  unconscious,  but  her  strength  was 
exhausted  by  the  fearful  struggle  through  which  she 
had  passed.  She  shivered  with  the  cold,  and  the  cox- 
swain wrapped  her  up  in  his  pea-jacket,  placing  her 
in  a  reclining  posture  in  the  bottom  of  the  boat.  Hav- 
ing done  this  kindness  to  the  poor  girl,  he  went  aft, 
and  took  his  place  at  the  tiller  ropes. 
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50  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Is  she  dead?"  asked  Ellis. 

"No  ;  she  will  do  very  well,  I  think,"  replied  Shuf 
fles,  his  teeth  chattering  with  the  cold. 

"  It  was  very  rash  for  you  to  do  what  you  did," 
added  the  officer  of  the  boat. 

"The  girl  would  have  been  drowned  if  I  had  net 
done  it.  She  was  the  second  person  we  had  knocked 
off  a  spar  by  our  clumsiness,  and  I  was  ashamed  of  it." 

"  You  did  not  obey  my  orders,"  answered  Ellis. 

"  I  intended  to  do  my  duty." 

"  So  did  I,"  replied  Ellis,  rather  sharply. 

There  might  have  been  a  dispute,  if  another  sufferer 
had  not  been  discovered  at  that  moment.  He  was 
picked  up,  and  proved  to  be  a  fireman  of  the  steamer, 
who  had  clung  to  a  tub  for  support.  This  was  the 
last  person  saved  by  the  barge,  and  when  the  signal 
appeared,  the  boats  returned  to  the  ship,  not  a  mo- 
ment too  soon,  for  the  wind  was  now  blowing  a  gale, 
and  it  was  with  the  greatest  difficulty  that  the  boats 
were  hoisted  up  to  the  davits.  Those  from  the  ship 
had  saved  only  twelve  persons,  while  those  from  the 
Josephine  had  brought  in  nearly  sixty. 

The  young  lady  rescued  by  the  barge  was  borne  to 
the  main  cabin,  where  a  good  fire  had  been  made  in 
the  stove,  in  anticipation  of  the  sufferings  of  the  sur- 
vivors. Dr.  Winstock,  the  surgeon,  immediately  at- 
tended to  her  case,  and  she  was  made  as  comfortable 
as  the  resources  of  the  ship  would  permit. 

"  Where  are  my  father  and  mother?"  asked  she,  as 
soon  as  she  was  carried  into  the  cabin. 

"  I  hope  they  are  saved,"  replied  the  doctor,  ten- 
derly. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    5 1 

"  We  were  separated  by  a  great  wave,  and  I  am 
afraid  they  are  lost,"  she  added  with  a  wail  of 
agony. 

"  Hope  for  the  best.  Have  I  not  seen  you  before  ?  " 
inquired  Dr.  Winstock,  as  he  gazed  earnestly  into  the 
face  of  the  patient. 

"  Yes.  I  am  Miss  Arbuckle  ;  but  my  father  and 
mother ! " 

"  I  have  no  doubt  they  are  saved." 

"  Where  are  they  ?  " 

"  They  are  not  on  board  of  this  ship,  certainly," 
replied  the  doctor,  much  embarrassed  by  the  grief  and 
terror  of  the  poor  girl. 

It  was  the  fair  Grace  Arbuckle  whom  Shuffles  had 
rescued  from  certain  death  ;  but  it  is  not  surprising 
that  her  deliverers  had  not  at  first  recognized  her,  so 
changed  was  her  appearance  under  the  pressure  of 
this  terrible  calamity.  She  did  not  seem  to  realize 
that  she  was  in  the  company  of  friends.  She  looked 
bewildered,  and  hardly  noticed  anything  around  her. 

44  My  father  !  My  mother  !  "  was  her  oft-repeated 
cry. 

44  Do  not  despair,  Miss  Grace,"  said  the  kind  doctor. 
"  I  feel  almost  certain  that  your  father  and  mother 
were  saved." 

"  I  fear  they  are  lost !     Poor  mother  !  " 

"  The  Josephine  is  close  by  the  ship,  and  they  may 
be  on  board  of  her,"  added  the  doctor. 

44  Can't  you  ascertain  ?  O,  find  them  if  you  can  !  " 
pleaded  the  poor  girl. 

44  The  wind  is  blowing  a  gale  now,  and  the  boats 
were  only  recalled  to  keep  them  from  being  swamped," 


52  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

answered  Dr.  Winstock.  "  It  would  be  impossible  to 
send  a  boat  to  the  Josephine  now." 

"  Where  is  Captain  Kendall?  **  asked  she,  perhaps 
with  a  feeling  that  so  devoted  a  friend  could  aid  her  in 
this  extremity. 

"  He  is  still  in  the  Josephine.  She  was  nearer  to 
the  steamer  when  the  fire  was  discovered,  and,  sailing 
faster  than  the  ship,  had  her  boats  out  half  an  hour 
before  us.  I  feel  confident  that  your  parents  were 
saved  either  by  her  or  by  the  fishing  vessel." 

"  O,  if  I  only  knew  it,  how  happy  I  should  be  !  " 
cried  Grace,  clasping  her  hands. 

A  state-room  was  prepared  for  the  forlorn  girl,  and 
the  doctor  insisted  that  she  should  remove  her  wet 
clothing,  and  go  to  bed.  She  cared  not  for  herself, 
and  it  required  a  great  deal  of  persuasion  to  induce 
her  to  do  so.  The  doctor  buried  her  in  blankets  after 
she  had  retired,  and  physically  she  was  soon  made 
comfortable  ;  but  for  her  agonizing  suspense  in  re- 
gard to  her  father  and  mother  there  was  no  present 
remedy. 

The  day  dawned  cold  and  stormy  upon  the  little 
squadron,  still  lying  to  near  the  scene  of  disaster. 
Other  vessels  had  come  up  ;  but  the  work  was  all  done, 
and  they  went  on  their  way.  The  steamer  had  burned 
to  the  water's  edge,  and,  foundering  in  the  heavy  sea, 
had  gone  down.  The  little  fishing  vessel  "-was  still 
rolling  and  pitching  on  the  angry  waves  ;  but  as  soon 
as  it  was  light  enough  to  see,  a  signal  of  distress  was 
discovered  at  her  mast-head.  Under  reefed  topsails 
and  courses,  with  all  hands  at  their  stations,  the  ship 
wore  round,    and    stood   for   the  vessel.     Peaks,  the 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    $$ 

adult  boastswain,  who  had  a  voice  like  a  buH,  was 
sent  into  the  weather  main  rigging  to  hail  her  as  the 
Young  America  passed  to  leeward. 

"  Stand  by  tacks  and  sheets ! "  shouted  the  first 
lieutenant,  as  the  ship  approached  the  fisherman. 
"  All  ready  to  clew  up  the  courses  !  " 

**  All  ready,  sir,"  reported  officers. 

"  Let  go  tacks  and  sheets  !     Clew  up  !  " 

"  Sloop,  ahoy  !  "  shouted  Peaks,  through  a  speak- 
ing trumpet. 

"  On  board  the  ship  !  "  came  hoarsely  back. 

"What's  the  matter?" 

'*  I  have  more  than  I  can  carry,"  responded  the 
skipper  of  the  sloop,  as  the  Young  America  swept  on 
out  of  hearing. 

"  That's  bad,"  said  Mr.  Lowington,  anxiously,  as 
he  glanced  at  the  raging  sea,  which  was  rapidly  in- 
creasing in  fury. 

"  She  is  very  much  crowded,  sir,"  added  the  boat- 
swain ;  "  and  she  will  lose  some  of  her  people  over- 
board in  this  gale." 

"  It  will  blow  heavier  before  it  is  over ;  and  what 
we  do  must  be  done  quickly,"  continued  the  prin- 
cipal. 

"  I  think  the  barge  will  make  tolerably  good  weather 
of  it,  sir." 

"  Who  is  coxswain  of  the  barge?" 

"  Shuffles,  sir." 

"  Pass  the  word  for  Shuffles." 

The  coxswain  of  the  commodore's  barge  touched  his 
cap  to  the  principal,  who  simply  made  some  inquiries 
in  regard  to  his  boat's  crew. 


54  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Send  the  barge  to  the  relief  of  the  fisherman,*' 
said  Mr.  Lowington  to  the  captain. 

The  order  was  given  in  due  form  through  the  first 
lieutenant,  and  the  barge's  crew  were  piped  away  at 
once,  taking  their  places  in  the  boat  at  the  davits. 

"Mr.  Ellis  made  some  complaint  against  Shuffles 
for  not  obeying  his  orders,"  added  Captain  Haven  to 
the  principal. 

"  I  heard  Shuffles's  story,  and  I  am  satisfied,  though 
he  did  not  say  so,  that  Ellis  was  inefficient/'  replied 
Mr.  Lowington.  "  All  the  space  in  the  boat  will  be 
required  for  the  passengers,  and  no  other  officer  than 
the  coxswain  need  be  sent." 

The  ship  wore  round  again,  and  hove  to  under  the 
lee  of  the  fisherman.  Taking  advantage  of  a  favor- 
able moment,  the  barge  was  dropped  into  the  water, 
and  the  twelve  oarsmen  gave  way  with  a  will.  The 
oars  bent  under  their  vigorous  strokes,  and  when  the 
boat  came  up  under  the  lee  of  the  sloop,  she  was  half 
full  of  water.  Shuffles  handled  the  barge  skilfully, 
and  the  crew  had  so  much  confidence  in  him,  that  all 
orders  were  promptly  obeyed.  The  boat  was  quickly 
baled  out  by  the  boys,  who  used  their  caps  for  the 
purpose  in  the  absence  of  a  sufficient  number  of  tin 
dishes. 

A  rope  from  the  fisherman  had  been  made  fast  to 
the  fore  thwart  of  the  barge,  which  was  swayed 
round  under  the  main  boom  of  the  vessel.  Twelve 
men,  most  of  them  seamen  from  the  steamer,  dropped 
from  th  s  spar,  assisted  by  the  foot-rope,  into  the  boat. 
The  skipper  declared  that  he  could  stow  away  the 
rest  of  his  passengers,  and  the  barge  was  cast  off. 


VOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     55 

"  Are  you  all  boys  ?  "  asked  one  of  the  passengers, 
WTbo  sat  near  the  coxswain. 

"  Yes,  sir  ;  we  belong  to  the  Academy  ship  Young 
America,"  replied  Shuffles. 

"  I  saw  her  at  Rotterdam.  I  was  the  mate  of  the 
steamer.  We  can  relieve  your  crew  at  the  oars  if  you 
like.  This  is  no  boys'  plajr,"  added  the  man,  wiping 
the  spray  from  his  face. 

"  We  are  used  to  it.  If  you  will  let  two  or  three  of 
your  men  bale  out  the  boat,  I  will  be  obliged  to  you," 
said  Shuffles,  as  a  combing  sea  broke  over  the  quar- 
ter, and  left  the  water  six  inches  deep  in  the  bottom 
of  the  barge. 

The  mate  complied,  and  the  men  kept  her  tolerably 
free  of  water  during  the  rest  of  the  passage.  The  boat 
came  up  under  the  lee  of  the  ship,  and  the  twelve  men 
were  hoisted  on  deck  in  slings.  The  falls  were  hooked 
on  to  the  barge,  and  she  was  hauled  up  with  the  crew 
still  in  her.  Shuffles  was  congratulated  by  the  princi- 
pal and  the  first  lieutenant  upon  the  able  manner  in 
which  he  had  discharged  his  difficult  task,  and  the 
mate  was  warm  in  his  praise  of  the  good  conduct  of 
the  crew  of  the  commodore's  barge. 

"  Are  there  any  ladies  on  board  of  that  fishing  ves- 
sel?" asked  the  doctor,  when  the  mate  was  invited  to 
the  main  cabin. 

"  Half  a  dozen  of  them,  sir,"  replied  he. 

"  Do  you  know  Mrs.  Arbuckle?" 

M  I  do,  sir  ;  but  she  is  not  on  board  of  the  sloop." 

The  doctor  shook  his  head.  One  of  the  chances  of 
the  safety  of  Grace's  parents  was  gone.  They  might 
be  on  board  of  the  Josephine ;  but  there  was  no  op« 


56  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

portunity   to   communicate   with   her  while    the   gale 
lasted. 

uDo  you  know  anything  in  regard  to  the  fate  of 
Mr.  or  Mrs.  Arbuckle?"  inquired  Dr.  Winstock. 

44  I  do  not.  I  left  them  on  board  the  steamer,"  re- 
plied the  man. 

"Did  you,  indeed?"  said  the  doctor,  rather  sharply. 

14  It  was  not  my  fault  that  I  left  before  the  passen- 
gers," interposed  the  mate.  "  I'll  tell  you  how  it  was. 
The  firemen,  before  we  had  given  up  all  hope  of  put- 
ting out  the  fire,  attempted  to  escape  in  one  of  the 
boats.  They  stove  it  in  the  heavy  sea.  They  then 
attempted  to  lower  another,  and  the  captain  sent  me 
to  drive  them  back.  I  leaped  into  the  boat  among 
the  cowards,  and  had  kicked  one  of  them  out  when 
the  beggars  let  go  the  falls,  and  down  we  went.  The 
boat  was  swamped,  and,  clinging  to  it,  bottom  up,  we 
were  carried  away  from  the  ship  by  the  waves.  So, 
you  see,  it  was  not  my  fault  that  I  left  so  soon." 

44  I  see  it  was  not." 

"  One  of  the  men,  who  was  brought  to  the  fisherman 
after  I  was,  says  he  saw  the  captain  rigging  a  raft,  and 
letting  Mr.  Arbuckle  and  his  wife  down  upon  it." 

"  Had  you  only  two  boats?  " 
•    "  We  had  four ;  but  the  other  two  were  hauled  in 
board,  and  the  fire  finished  them  before  we  could  get 
them   out.     It  was   the   sorriest  night  I  ever  saw.     I 
hope  I  never  shall  see  the  like  again." 

"  How  many  passengers  were  saved  by  the  sloop?" 
inquired  Mr.  Lowington,  who  had  just  entered  the 
cabin. 

44  About  thirty,  I  should  say." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     57 

"  How  many  persons  had  you  on  board  of  the 
steamer?" 

"  I  don't  exactly  know.  There  were  forty-two  be- 
longing to  the  ship,  and  I  think  we  had  as  many  as 
eighty  passengers." 

"  One  hundred  and  twenty-two  persons  !  "  added  the 
principal,  with  a  heavy  sigh  ;  "  and  only  about  forty 
of  them  accounted  for.  I  don't  know  how  many  the 
Josephine  has  saved." 

uDo  you  mean  the  topsail  schooner?"  asked  the 
mate. 

"I  do  —  the  consort  of  this  ship." 

"  Well,  sir,  she  had  out  four  boats,  and  her  people 
worked  hard.  She  has  picked  up  a  great  many  of 
them." 

"  I  am  glad  to  hear  it." 

"  Where  is  the  ship  bound,  sir?"  inquired  the  mate. 

"  To  Havre  ;  but  I  will  make  a  port  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible, and  land  these  unfortunate  people,"  replied  the 
principal. 

"  You  can  make  Harwich  easiest,  sir." 

"  But  it  is  a  dangerous  harbor  to  enter  without  a 
pilot." 

"  I  know  the  way  in,  sir,  as  well  as  I  know  my  own 
name.  I  used  to  run  on  a  steamer  from  Harwich  to 
Rotterdam,  and  I  know  every  foot  of  bottom  in  these 
waters." 

"  Very  well ;  we  will  run  for  Harwich,  then." 

The  ship  was  headed  for  the  port  indicated,  and  a 
signal  made  to  the  Josephine  to  follow.  As  soon  a& 
the  course  was  laid,  one  watch  was  piped  to  break, 
fast,  at  seven  bells.    Half  an  hour  later  the  watch  was 


$8  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

changed,  and  the  other  half  of  the  crew  went  below 
There  was  no  study  or  recitation  that  forenoon,  and 
the  students  had  nothing  to  do  but  to  talk  over  the 
perils  of  the  night.  The  ship  went  along  very  well 
over  the  high  sea,  under  close-reefed  topsails  and  fore 
course  ;  only  a  quarter  watch  was  needed  on  deck, 
and  most  of  the  boys  were  willing  to  take  a  nap  after 
the  severe  exertions  of  the  early  morning.  The  dash- 
ing spray,  which  had  wet  them  to  the  skin,  and  the  raw 
September  air,  enabled  them  to  appreciate  the  luxury 
of  a  dry  place  with  plenty  cf  blankets  in  the  mess- 
rooms. 

"  I  say,  Greenway,  I  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  find- 
ing the  rocks  for  our  cruise  in  the  Josephine,"  said 
Little,  in  a  whisper,  as  he  afforded  his  companion  a 
single  glance  at  the  bag  of  gold,  which  he  had  con- 
cealed in  his  berth  sack. 

"  Where  did  you  get  that?  "  asked  Greenway,  open- 
ing his  eyes. 

"  No  matter  now.     I'll  tell  you  by  and  by." 

u  How  much  is  there?  " 

"  I  don't  know.  I  haven't  counted  it.  Dry  up  ; 
not  another  word  ;  "  and  Little  stretched  himself  on 
his  bed  as  innocently  as  any  of  the  "  lambs." 


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CHAPTER  IV. 

LANDING    THE    SURVIVORS. 

THE  Josephine,  obedient  to  the  signal  from  the 
ship,  kept  in  the  wake  of  the  Young  Amer- 
ica, carrying  only  a  storm  jib  and  reefed  mainsail. 
In  Captain  Millbrook  she  had  a  pilot  for  the  port 
of  Harwich,  though  not  only  the  commander  and 
the  sailing  masters  watched  his  course  very  closely, 
but  the  vice-principal  studied  the  chart  and  observed 
the  bearings  when  the  vessel  had  passed  the  Galloper 
Light. 

The  between-decks  and  the  cabin  of  the  Josephine 
ivere  filled  with  strangers,  all  of  whom  had  been 
roused  from  their  sleep  on  board  the  steamer  by  the 
fearful  cry  of  fire.  Some  of  them  had  lost  or  been 
separated  from  their  nearest  friends,  and  none  of  them 
had  been  able  to  save  their  baggage,  so  that  they  had 
not  the  means  to  make  themselves  comfortable.  The 
stoves,  which  had  just  been  put  up,  as  the  cold  nighU 
came  on  and  storms  were  expected,  kept  the  cabin  and 
steerage  very  warm  and  dry,  so  that  none  of  them  suf- 
fered. It  was  an  occasion  to  open  and  warm  the 
hearts  of  the  students,  and  all  of  them  had  opportuni- 
ties to  make  sacrifices  for  the  comfort  of  their  ship 
wrecked  guests.     Women  and  children  in  the  steeragu 


60  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

wore  pea-jackets  which  the  owners  absolutely  needed, 
while  attending  to  their  duty,  in  the  gale  that  raged 
on  deck  ;  but  the  consciousness  that  they  were  doing 
good  service  to  the  sufferers  appeared  to  warm  their 
bodies  as  well  as  their  hearts. 

In  the  cabin  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arbuckle  suffered  the 
most  intense  anxiety  on  account  of  Grace  ;  and  Paul 
was  more  nervous  and  gloomy  than  ever  before.  He 
would  have  sent  a  boat  to  the  ship  and  the  fish- 
ing vessel  for  information,  if  Mr.  Fluxion  had  not 
dissuaded  him  from  doing  so.  The  passage  of  the 
barge  from  the  ship  to  the  sloop  and  back  seemed  to 
be  an  argument  in  favor  of  such  a  step  ;  but  the  vice- 
principal  declared  that  no  commander  would  be  jus- 
tified in  sending  off  a  boat,  in  that  dangerous  sea, 
except  to  save  life.  The  signal  of  distress  which  the 
fisherman  had  hoisted  explained  and  justified  the  act 
of  the  ship. 

At  seven  bells  in  the  afternoon,  the  ship  let  go  he* 
anchor  in  the  smooth,  sheltered  waters  of  Harwich 
haibor.  The  Josephine,  a  few  minutes  later,  moored 
a  cable's  length  from  her. 

"  Clear  away  the  gig,  and  pipe  down  the  crew,  Mr. 
Terrill,"  said  the  captain  of  the  schooner,  as  soon  as 
the  anchor  had  touched  the  bottom. 

The  first  lieutenant  gave  the  order,  and  then  gazed, 
with  pitying  interest,  at  the  young  commander,  who,  in 
spite  of  his  struggles  to  do  so,  was  unable  to  conceal 
his  intense  solicitude  in  regard  to  the  fate  of  Grace. 
Mr.  Arbuckle  soon  joined  him  on  deck,  and  cast  anx- 
ious glances  at  the  ship,  as  if  to  fathom  the  secret  she 
only  could  reveal. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  6l 

"  I  am  going  on  board  of  the  Young  America,  to 
report  to  the  principal,"  said  Paul,  gloomily  ;  "  will 
you  go  with  me,  si'f?" 

"I  dare  not  leave  my  wife.  She  is  exceedingly 
nervous  ;  but  I  want  to  hear  from  you  instantly." 

"  If  Grace  is  on  board,  I  will  wave  my  handkerchief 
from  the  main  rigging  of  the  ship,"  added  Paul,  as  he 
went  over  the  side  into  the  gig. 

All  hands  were  on  deck,  and  many  of  the  passen- 
gers had  come  up  in  their  anxiety  to  learn  the  fate  of 
friends,  who  might  or  might  not  be  on  board  of  the* 
ship.  It  was  a  thrilling  time  to  many  of  those  poor 
shipwrecked  ones,  for  a  few  moments  more  would  tcl-' 
who  were  widows,  who  were  orphans,  who  had  lost 
brothers,  sisters,  friends.  They  watched  the  gig  as 
the  oarsmen  pulled  their  measured  stroke,  and  every 
eye  followed  Paul  as  he  sprang  up  the  accommodation 
ladder. 

"  How  many  have  you  on  board,  Captain  Kendall  ?  " 
asked  Mr.  Lowington,  taking  his  hand,  as  he  stepped 
down  upon  the  deck. 

"  Fifty-eight,  sir,"  replied  Paul. 

"  Is  Mr.  Arbuckle  of  the  number?"  inquired  Dr. 
Winstock,  pressing  forward,  and  seizing  the  hand  of 
his  young  friend. 

"  He  is,  and  Mrs.  Arbuckle  also,"  answered  Paul, 
whose  face  lighted  up  as  he  realized  the  significance 
of  this  question.  "  Is  Grace  Arbuckle  on  board  of 
the  ship?" 

"  She  is  !  "  cried  the  doctor,  vehemently.  "  Thank 
God,  they  are  all  saved  !  " 

"  Excuse  me  a  moment,  sir,"  added  Paul,  rushing 
forward,  and  springing  into  the  main  rigging. 


62  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

He  waved  his  handkerchief  vigorously  for  a  mo« 
merit.  A  heavy  load  had  been  removed  from  his  soul, 
and  the  movements  of  his  arm  indicated  the  buoyancy 
of  his  spirits.  Three  rousing  cheers  came  from  the 
crew  of  the  Josephine,  for  those  who  had  heard  Paul 
describe  the  signal  which  would  indicate  that  Grace 
was  saved,  had  communicated  it  to  the  others,  and 
when  it  was  made  all  of  them  understood  it.  Miss 
Grace  had  been  on  board  the  consort  so  much  that 
she  was  a  universal  favorite  ;  and  not  only  the  young 
commander,  but  all  the  ship's  company,  were  deeply 
interested  in  her  fate.  Paul  waited  in  the  shrouds 
only  long  enough  to  see  Mr.  Arbuckle  rush  down  the 
companion  way,  and  he  was  satisfied  with  the  joy  he 
had  telegraphed  to  those  anxious  hearts. 

Dr.  Winstock  had  also  hastened  below  to  gladden 
his  patient  with  the  tidings  of  her  parents'  safety.  In 
anticipation  of  his  visit  to  the  ship,  Paul  had  required 
the  acting  pursers  of  the  consort  to  make  out  a  list  of 
all  the  passengers  saved  by  that  vessel.  He  gave  the 
paper  on  which  the  names  were  written  to  Mr.  Low- 
ington,  who  handed  it  to  the  chaplain,  directing  him 
to  read  it  to  the  unfortunate  passengers. 

Captain  Kendall  reported  in  full  to  the  principal, 
and  was  warmly  commended  for  the  conduct  of  him- 
self and  his  crew  during  the  exciting  scenes  of  the 
morning.  The  gig  was  immediately  sent  back  to  the 
Josephine  with  a  list  of  the  passengers  saved  by  the 
ship.  To  some  these  lists  carried  joy,  to  others  woe 
and  bitterness  of  spirit,  though  no  complete  report  of 
those  on  board  of  the  fisherman  had  yet  been  re- 
ceived.    Some  names  had  been  reported  on  board  of 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     O3 

the  ship  by  the  sailors  brought  off  in  the  barge,  and 
ihese  were  added  to  the  list  sent  to  the  Josephine. 

Mr.  Lowington  had  ordered  the  second  cutter,  in- 
tending to  go  on  shore  and  give  information  of  the 
disaster,  which  would  be  immediately  telegraphed  to 
London,  and  to  induce  the  authorities  to  send  a 
steamer  to  the  assistance  of  the  fishing  sloop.  As 
soon  as  he  had  gone,  Paul  was  invited  to  the  main 
cabin  by  Dr.  Winstock. 

"  O,  Captain  Kendall,"  exclaimed  Grace,  as  he 
entered,  "  I  am  so  glad  to  see  you  ! " 

"  I  am  just  as  glad  to  see  you,"  said  Paul,  taking 
her  offered  hand. 

She  was  wrapped  up  in  a  great-coat  belonging  to 
the  doctor  ;  and  Paul  was  so  light-hearted  in  view  of 
hex  safety,  that  he  could  not  help  laughing.  And 
now,  for  the  first  time  since  she  had  been  brought  on 
board,  she  thought  what  a  singular  figure  she  presented 
Jo  the  tidy  young  officer.  Her  father  and  mother  were 
safe,  and  she  could  now  think  of  herself.  She  blushed 
as  she  glanced  at  the  great  shaggy  coat  which  en- 
veloped her  delicate  frame. 

"  Your  father  and  mother  have  suffered  most  ter- 
ribly in  their  anxiety  about  you,"  added  Paul,  as  he 
pressed  the  fair  hand  he  held  —  pressed  it  as  he  had 
nev'vf  dared  to  do  before. 

"  O,  how  anxious  I  have  been  for  them  !  "  she  replied, 
smiling.     "  May  I  not  see  them?" 

"  Very  soon,  Miss  Grace,  I  hope.  Your  mother  is 
exceedingly  nervous  ;  but  I  trust  the  good  news  will 
make  her  better." 

"  She  will  be  well  now,  I  know.  What  a  terrible 
night  it  was  !  " 


64  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  It  must  have  been  awful  to  you  in  the  midst  of  the 
fire  and  the  waters." 

"  I  shall  never  forget  it  as  long  as  I  live  ;  and  I  shall 
thank  my  heavenly  Father  every  day,  that  he  saved 
us  all." 

"  But  how  happened  you  to  be  on  bo«rd  of  this 
steamer?"  asked  Paul,  who  knew  that  first-class 
passengers  seldom  went  to  Rotterdam  by  this  con- 
veyance. 

"  My  father  was  acquainted  w7ith  Captain  Mill- 
brook  —  poor  man  !  I  wonder  whether  he  was  saved." 

"  He  is  on  board  of  the  Josephine." 

"  I  am  very  glad,  for  no  man  could  have  been  more 
kind  to  us  than  he  was.  He  invited  us  to  go  with 
him,  and  as  my  mother  wanted  to  see  something  of 
Holland,  we  accepted  the  invitation.  I  really  think 
that  what  you  wrote  in  your  letters  about  Holland 
made  my  mother  desire  to  see  something  of  the  coun- 
try. We  were  going  to  Rotterdam  and  Amsterdam, 
and  then  to  Cologne  and  up  the  Rhine,  expecting  to 
be  in  Paris  in  about  ten  days.  But  I  suppose  that 
plan  is  all  spoiled  now,  for  we  have  lost  our  baggage, 
though  we  have  more  clothing  at  our  friends'  near 
London.  How  thankful  we  ought  to  be  that  our  lives 
were  spared!  And  how  strange  it  was  that  you 
should  be  sailing  so  near  us  when  the  fire  broke  out ! " 

44  I  hope  you  will  still  go  to  Paris,"  said  Paul. 

"  I  don't  know  that  my  mother  will  dare  to  go  upon 
the  water  again." 

"  You  can  cross  the  Straits  of  Dover  in  less  than 
two  hours.  And  you  can  choose  a  pleasant  cay  for 
the  passage.     I  really  hope  we  shall  see  you  in  Paris." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  65 

"  Perhaps  you  will.  But  you  don't  ask  me,  Cap- 
tain Kendall,  how  I  was  saved.  Do  you  know  that  I 
came  very  near  being  lost?" 

44 1  think  all  did." 

"  But  I  came  nearer  to  it  than  others,  I  believe,  it 
was  awful,  Captain  Kendall." 

"  I  am  ready  to  believe  that,  for  I  saw  enough  of  it 
to  convince  me,  though  I  did  not  go  out  in  the  boats 
to  pick  up  the  survivors." 

"  Captain  Millbrook  and  father  made  a  raft  for  us 
after  all  the  boats  were  lost ;  but  the  waves  broke  it 
up,  and  I  was  carried  away  from  father  and  mother. 
I  clung  to  a  log  of  wood,  every  instant  expecting  to  be 
thrown  off  and  drowned.  How  I  prayed  to  God  for 
.help  !  Then  I  saw  a  boat  coming  towards  me,  and  I 
screamed  as  loud  as  I  could.  The  boat  came  up  ;  but 
it  ran  against  the  log,  and  shook  me  off.  The  cold, 
heavy  waters  swept  over  me,  and  I  gave  myself  up  for 
lost.  My  senses  seemed  to  leave  me  ;  but  I  was  con- 
scious of  struggling  with  all  my  might  against  the 
waves.  Then  some  one  caught  hold  of  me,  and  I  was 
taken  into  the  boat.  I  did  not  know  how  I  had  been 
saved  till  Dr.  Winstock  told  me ;  but  one  of  these 
brave  fellows  jumped  overboard,  and  held  me  up,  or  I 
should  certainly  have  gone  down." 

"Who  was  he?"  asked  Paul,  warmly  interested  in 
this  narrative. 

"Mr.  Shuffles.  He  leaped  into  the  water  at  the 
peril  of  his  own  life,  and  saved  me.  O,  Captain 
Kendall,  you  cannot  tell  how  grateful  I  am  to  him  !  " 
exclaimed  Grace,  with  the  utmost  enthusiasm. 

"  Shuffles !  " 

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66  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Yes  ;  and  do  you  know,  when  I  was  told  some  one 
had  jumped  into  the  sea  after  me,  I  thought  it  must 
have  been  you  ?  " 

Paul  wished  it  had  been  he,  but  was  very  grateful 
to  Shuffles  for  the  noble  service  he  had  rendered. 

"  You  must  excuse  me  now,  Miss  Arbuckle.  I  must 
go  on  board  and  attend  to  my  duties,"  interposed 
Paul,  thinking  his  gig  must  have  returned  from  the 
consort  by  this  time. 

"May  I  not  go  with  him?"  asked  Grace,  appealing 
to  the  doctor,  who  had  been  an  interested  listener  to 
the  conversation.  "  I  want  to  see  my  father  and 
mother." 

"  Do  you  feel  able  to  go?" 

"  I  never  felt  better  in  my  life.  I  am  quite  well 
now." 

"  Then  you  may  go." 

All  the  clothing  she  had  worn  when  rescued  from 
the  water  had  been  dried,  and  though  she  was  hardly 
in  presentable  condition  to  go  into  a  drawing-room, 
her  garments,  with  the  addition  of  the  surgeon's  great 
coat,  were  sufficient  to  keep  her  comfortable.  The 
gangway  stairs  had  by  this  time  been  rigged  so  that 
the  female  passengers  could  get  into  the  boats  without 
difficulty,  and  Grace  was  handed  into  the  gig  by  her 
devoted  friend.  The  oarsmen  pulled  to  the  Josephine, 
and  when  the  ship's  company  discovered  that  Miss 
Arbuckle  was  a  passenger,  they  cheered  her  lustily. 
She  was  assisted  on  board,  and  immediately  con- 
ducted to  the  cabin  by  the  captain. 

Under  the  exciting  news  of  the  safety  of  her 
daughter,  Mrs.    Arbuckle  had  for   the  first  time  left 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  6*/ 

her  berth.  As  Grace  entered  the  cabin,  she  clasped 
her  to  her  heart,  and  mother  and  daughter  wept  in 
each  other's  embrace.  Each  had  a  story  to  tell  of  the 
experience  of  the  dreadful  occasion,  and  all  devoutly 
thanked  Him  who  ruleth  over  the  stormy  sea  for  the 
lives  which  had  been  saved. 

At  the  custom-house  on  shore,  Mr.  Lowington  re* 
ported  the  calamity,  and  handed  in  a  list  of  the  sur* 
vivors'  names.  A  steamer  was  immediately  despatched 
to  the  aid  of  the  fisherman,  and  preparations  made  for 
the  reception  of  those  on  board  the  squadron.  The 
whole  town  was  soon  informed  of  the  disaster,  and 
the  benevolent  inhabitants  threw  open  their  doors  for 
the  sufferers.  As  soon  as  the  principal  returned,  all 
the  boats  of  the  ship  and  her  consort  were  lowered, 
and  conveyed  the  passengers  to  the  shore,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Arbuckles,  who  had  decided  to  remain 
in  the  Josephine  for  the  present.  They  were  landed 
in  a  sort  of  triumphal  procession  by  the  boats ;  and 
never  were  sailors  prouder  of  their  achievements  on  the 
main  than  were  the  young  tars  of  the  Academy  squad- 
ron. They  were  regarded  with  wonder  and  astonish- 
ment by  the  crowds  of  people  who  had  gathered  on 
the  wharf  to  witness  the  debarkation  of  the  unfortu- 
nates. The  order  and  discipline  of  the  boats'  crews, 
the  tidy  and  trim  appearance  of  the  officers,  were 
warmly  praised.  They  were  complimented  with 
many  a  cheer,  and  kindly  invited  to  the  houses  of 
the  people  ;  but  the  order  had  been  given  that  no  one 
should  leave  the  boats. 

Every  possible  kindness  and  care  was  bestowed  by 
the  people  upon  the  unfortunate  passengers,  and  Mr. 


6S  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

Lowington  was  satisfied  that  he  had  committed  them 
to  worthy  hands.  But  the  students  were  not  satisfied 
with  what  they  had  done.  Many  of  the  poor  people 
had  lost  all  they  had  in  the  world  by  the  catastrophe, 
and  had  not  even  clothes  enough  to  keep  them  com- 
fortable. The  good  Samaritans  of  Harwich  were 
already  collecting  money  and  clothing  to  supply  their 
needs,  and  the  boys,  when  they  heard  of  this  move- 
ment, were  anxious  to  take  part  in  it.  By  the  law 
of  God,  the  more  we  do  for  our  fellow-beings,  the 
more  we  love  them  and  desire  to  serve  them.  It  was 
promptly  voted  that  the  five  hundred  and  fifty-four 
guilders,  or  about  fifty  pounds  sterling,  —  the  balance 
of  the  fund  raised  for  the  benefit  of  Captain  Schim- 
melpennink,  after  the  wreck  of  the  Wei  tevreeden, — 
should  be  devoted  to  the  wants  of  the  sufierers.  The 
principal  was  very  happy  to  encourage  this  benevolent 
spirit  in  his  pupils,  and,  adding  ten  pounds  to  the 
amount,  sent  a  committee,  consisting  of  Flag-officer 
Gordon,  the  two  captains,  and  the  treasurer  of  the 
fund,  on  shore  in  the  commodore's  barge,  to  tender 
the  money  to  the  chief  officer  of  the  customs,  who 
was  foremost  in  the  good  work. 

By  this  time  the  gale,  which  was  from  the  south- 
ward, had  subsided,  the  clouds  had  rolled  away,  and 
the  sun  came  out  as  if  to  smile  upon  the  generous 
deeds  of  that  day.  The  barge,  with  the  American 
flag  at  the  stern  and  the  flag-officer's  pennant  at  the 
bow,  pulled  from  the  ship  to  the  consort,  and  then  to 
the  shore.  The  officers  composing  the  committee 
were  dressed  in  their  best  uniforms,  and  when  they 
landed    they   produced   a   decided    sensation.      They 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.      69 

walked  up  to  the  custom-house,  and  discharged  their 
duty  with  becoming  correctness  and  dignity,  making 
an  impression  which  was  in  the  highest  degree  flatter- 
ing to  the  young  gentlemen. 

Just  at  sunset,  the  fishing  sloop,  towed  by  the  steamer 
sent  out  after  her,  entered  the  harbor.  The  barge  and 
the  first  cutter  of  the  ship  were  sent  to  land  her  pas- 
sengers. Again  friends  found  friends  among:  the  last 
company  of  the  survivors  ;  and,  alas  !  others  found 
them  not,  for  many  were  "  in  the  deep  bosom  of  the 
ocean  buried."  The  whole  truth  was  known  now. 
Ninety-two  had  been  saved,  and  about  thirty  had 
been  lost. 

The  mission  which  had  brought  the  squadron  into 
the  port  of  Harwich  was  accomplished,  and  before  it 
was  fairly  dark,  the  ship  and  her  consort  were  stand- 
ing out  of  the  harbor  under  all  sail.  The  usual  rou- 
tine  on  board  the  vessels  was  restored.  The  sicken- 
ing details  of  death  and  disaster  had  become  in  a 
measure  familiar  to  the  students,  and  it  almost 
seemed  as  if  nothing  had  happened,  though  all  were 
conscious  of  possessing  an  increased  experience  of 
the  perils  and  calamities  of  human  life. 

In  the  cabin  of  the  Josephine  all  was  not  as  it  had 
been  before,  for  the  Arbuckles  occupied  the  state-room 
of  the  professors.  They  had,  to  a  great  degree,  recov- 
ered from  the  effects  of  the  disaster,  and  were  quite 
cheerful.  At  Harwich,  Mr.  Arbuckle  had  telegraphed 
to  his  friend  near  London,  directing  him  to  forward 
all  their  clothing  to  Havre,  where  its  arrival  would 
free  them  from  the  imprisonment  to  which  they  wero 
doomed  for  the  present. 


/O  PALACE    AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

While  at  anchor  in  Harwich  harbor,  boats  had  been 
constantly  passing  between  the  ship  and  her  consort, 
and,  at  the  request  of  Mrs.  Arbuckle,  Shuffles  had 
visited  her  in  the  cabin  of  the  Josephine.  She  ex- 
pressed her  gratitude  to  him  with  enthusiasm,  in  which 
her  husband  and  daughter  heartily  joined. 

"  I  wonder  that  you  dared  to  leap  into  the  water  in 
the  dark,  and  in  the  heavy  sea,"  said  Grace,  admir- 
ingly. 

"  I  feel  almost  as  much  at  home  in  the  water  as  I 
do  on  the  land,"  replied  Shuffles,  delighted  with  the 
generous  warmth  of  the  fair  Grace.  "  The  fire  made 
light  enough  to  enable  me  to  see  you." 

"  Did  you  know  it  was  I  who  fell  from  the  log,  or 
spar,  whatever  it  was  ?  " 

"How  should  I?" 

"  My  father  and  mother  were  picked  up  near  the 
steamer." 

"  But  I  did  not  see  them.  They  were  taken  up  by 
one  of  the  Josephine's  boats  ;  and,  you  know,  on  board 
of  the  ship  we  were  not  even  aware  that  they  had  been 
saved." 

"  I'm  sure  I  shall  always  remember  you,"  added 
Grace. 

^  I  dare  say,  if  I  had  known  it  was  you  who  had 
fallen  from  the  spar,  I  should  have  been  all  the  more 
willing  to  go  in  after  you,"  said  Shuffles,  gallantly. 

"  Thanks  ;  you  are  very  kind,"  laughed  Grace. 

Paul,  who  was  present,  thought  so  too,  and  again 
wished  that  he  had  himself  been  favored  with  the 
blessed  opportunity  vouchsafed  to  the  coxswain  of  the 
commodore's  barge. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLA^D.       7: 

"  I  only  tried  to  do  my  duty,"  continued  Shuffles. 
"  In  your  case,  it  was  the  second  time  that  our  boat 
had  run  into  a  spar,  and  knocked  a  person  from  his 
support.  I  was  mortified,  vexed,  and  desperate,  and 
I  was  determined  not  to  let  another  be  sacrificed  to 
the  clumsy  handling  of  the  boat." 

"  Whose  fault  was  it  ?  "  asked  Paul. 

"  I  don't  know  that  it  was  any  one's  fault.  We 
could  not  see  the  spars  to  which  the  persons  were 
clinging.  We  all  did  the  best  we  knew  how ;  but 
mistakes  will  happen." 

"Who  was  the  officer  of  the  barge?"  asked  the 
captain. 

"  Mr.  Ellis,  the  second  lieutenant." 

Paul  asked  no  more  questions,  for  this  answer  seemed 
to  explain  the  whole  matter.  Shuffles  turned  to  leave, 
and  again  Grace  and  her  parents  expressed  their  obli- 
gations to  him.  Paul  could  not  find  any  fault  with 
the  fair  girl,  when  she  extended  her  hand  at  parting 
to  the  gallant  coxswain,  and  said  several  very  pretty 
things  to  him  ;  but  he  had  a  faint  suspicion  that  she  was 
slightly  overdoing  the  matter.  It  was  certainly  quite 
unnecessary  that  she  should  give  him  her  hand  more 
than  once  —  a  favor  which  she  did  not  extend  to  him 
except  upon  extraordinary  occasions ;  and  it  was 
equally  needless  for  Shuffles  to  say  that  he  should  have 
been  all  the  more  willing  to  jump  into  the  sea,  if  he 
had  known  Grace  was  the  person  in  peril.  But 
these  were  only  flashes  of  thought  which  the  noble- 
minded  captain  repelled  as  soon  as  he  was  conscious 
of  their  existence. 

That  night,    after  the  ship  was  in  the   offing,  and 


72  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

had  laid  her  course  for  the  Straits  of  Dover,  Shuffles 
was  not  a  little  surprised  at  being  summoned  to  the 
main  cabin,  into  the  presence  of  the  principal.  Of 
course  the  students,  while  not  actively  employed,  had 
talked  of  little  except  the  burning  of  the  steamer 
since  the  tragic  event  occurred.  Every  incident  and 
every  detail  of  the  rescue  of  the  passengers  had  been 
thoroughly  discussed  ;  and  nothing  had  been  so  much 
talked  about  as  the  conduct  of  Ellis,  in  charge  of  the 
barge,  especially  in  comparison  with  that  of  its  cox- 
swain. The  lieutenant's  action  had  been  freely  and 
disparagingly  criticised. 

Some  of  these  unfriendly  remarks  had  been  wafted, 
in  the  excitement,  to  the  ears  of  the  subject  of  them. 
Ellis,  though  in  the  main  a  very  good  fellow,  was  not 
above  the  weakness  of  human  infirmity.  Though  it 
did  not  appear  that  Shuffles  had  made  any  direct 
charge  against  him,  he  suspected  that  the  criticisms 
had  come  from  him.  He  was  vexed  and  angry. 
Shuffles  was  just  then  the  lion  of  the  squadron.  While 
all  had  done  well,  no  one,  except  the  coxswain  of  the 
barge,  had  particularly  distinguished  himself.  His 
name  and  praise  were  on  the  lips  of  every  generous 
shipmate.  Perhaps  Ellis  was  disturbed  by  a  feeling 
of  envy  or  jealousy  ;  but,  be  this  as  it  may,  he  cen- 
tred the  whole  weight  of  his  indignation  upon  Shuf- 
fles, for  the  disagreeable  remarks  in  regard  to  himself 
which  were  circulating  through  the  ship. 

"I  hear  that  you  are  talking  about  me,"  said  he  to 
the  supposed  offender,  whom  he  called  into  the  waist 
for  the  purpose  of  expressing  his  mind  as  freely  as 
the  occasion  seemed  to  require. 


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"  I  haven't  said  a  word  against  you,"  replied  the 
coxswain,  quietly. 

44  Yes,  you  have  ;  the  fellows  are  full  of  it.  Didn't 
you  say  that  I  was  no  more  fit  to  command  a  boat 
than  I  was  an  army?" 

"  Most  decidedly  I  did  not." 

"What  did  you  say,  then?"  demanded  the  indig- 
nant lieutenant. 

44  The  most  that  I  remember  to  have  said  was,  that 
our  boat  was  very  unfortunate  in  running  into  the 
spar  on  which  that  man  was  floating." 

44  Well,  whose  fault  was  it?" 

44  I  don't  know  that  it  was  anv  one's  fault." 

44  I  do.  It  was  your  fault.  .  Whert  I  ordered  you  to 
back  water,  you  tossed  the  starboard  oars." 

"  The  oars  were  right  over  the  man's  head.  If  we 
had  backed  they  would  have  sent  him  to  the  bottom." 

"  You  always  know  better  than  your  officers.  If 
you  had  obeyed  your  superior  in  the  boat,  that  man 
would  not  have  been  lost." 

41 1  don't  think  it  was  my  fault." 

44  You  mean  by  that  it  was  my  fault." 

44 1  didn't  say  so,"  replied  Shuffles,  who  was  by  this 
time  satisfied  that  it  was  useless  to  argue  the  point. 

44  That  is  what  you  mean,  and  what  you  have  been 
saying  to  all  the  fellows.  Then  you  left  your  place, 
and  went  into  the  bow  of  the  barge,  giving  me  the 
tiller  lines  —  a  piece  of  impudence  which  I  should 
have  resented  at  any  other  time." 

44 1  should  not  have  done  it  at  any  other  time,  Mr. 
Ellis." 

44  You  actually  took  command  of  the  boat,  and 
winked  me  out  of  sight." 


74  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

"  I  did  not  intend  any  disrespect." 

"  Perhaps  you  didn't,  and  I  should  not  have  thought 
anything  of  it,  if  it  hadn't  been  for  the  stories  which 
have  been  told  since,"  replied  Ellis.  "  You  may  be 
a  bigger  man  than  I  am,  but  it  don't  become  you  to 
say  so." 

The  lieutenant  turned  on  his  heel,  and  left  Shuffles 
very  much  annoyed  by  the  sharp  words  of  his  superior 
during  the  interview.  He  had  done  nothing  to  justify 
the  abusive  speech  of  the  officer. 

"  He's  a  lubber,"  said  Little,  stepping  up  to  him, 
after  hearing  a  portion  of  the  conversation. 

"  He  is  very  unfair,"  answered  Shuffles,  more  in 
grief  than  in  anger. 

"  He  came  within  one  of  using  me  up,  and  I  don't 
feel  much  obliged  to  him.  We  shouldn't  have  saved 
any  one  if  it  hadn't  been  for  you,  when  you  took  the 
command  out  of  his  hands,  and  managed  the  boat 
yourself." 

"  Did  you  think  I  took  the  command  away  from 
him?" 

"  I  did  ;  and  all  the  fellows  thought  so,  and  were 
glad  you  did." 

Shuffles  was  more  annoyed  than  before,  as  Little 
desired  he  should  be.  He  had  not  intended  to  super- 
sede his  superior ;  though  perhaps  he  had  spoken 
authoritatively  in  the  excitement  of  the  moment.  For 
this  offence  he  was  summoned  into  the  presence  of  the 
principal.  Ellis  had  complained  of  him  to  the  cap- 
tain. It  was  hard,  after  he  had  done  so  well,  to  be 
accused,  or  even  suspected,  of  disrespect  to  his  officer, 
and  the  "  old  Adam  "  of  his  nature  prompted  him  to 
resent  this  treatment. 


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CHAPTER  V. 

THE    BAG    OF    GOLD. 

SHUFFLES  was  the  lion  of  the  day,  but  it  made 
very  little  difference  what  the  seamen  thought  of 
him,  if  he  had  failed  to  secure  the  approbation  of  the 
principal  and  the  officers.  The  fact  that  he  had  been 
called  to  the  bar,  after  what  had  passed  between  him- 
self and  Ellis,  to  answer  to  charges,  indicated  that  he 
had  incurred  the  displeasure  of  Mr.  Lowington.  The 
complaint  against  him  had  at  least  been  heard,  and 
notice  enough  taken  of  it  to  call  him  up.  He  was  a 
reformed  young  man,  and  he  had  been  struggling  for 
months  to  overcome  the  evil  in  his  nature.  He  had 
been  tempted  on  every  hand,  but  thus  far  he  had  con- 
quered. The  very  efforts  he  made  to  live  a  good  and 
true  life  rendered  him  sensitive  to  every  imputation. 

Besides  striving  to  keep  his  conduct  above  reproach 
morally,  he  was  also  struggling  to  attain  a  high  posi- 
tion in  the  ship.  He  had  studied  very  hard,  and  been 
exceedingly  careful  in  the  discharge  of  all  his  routine 
duties,  so  that,  during  the  two  months  of  the  present 
term  which  had  elapsed,  not  a  single  mark  for  bad 
conduct,  and  hardly  a  failure  in  the  lessons,  had  been 
noted  against  his  name.  This  was  his  record,  and 
anything  better  was  scarcely  possible.     Now  he  was 


*]6  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

to  be  charged  with  disobedience  of  orders.  He  was 
willing  to  acknowledge  that  he  was  technically  and 
constructively  guilty.  He  had,  in  the  enthusiasm  of 
his  humane  labors,  asked  Ellis  to  take  the  helm,  and 
had  gone  into  the  fore  sheets  without  orders,  the  better 
to  do  the  work  for  which  the  barge  had  been  sent  out. 

If  Shuffles  was  troubled  and  embarrassed,  the  prin- 
cipal was  more  so.  The  second  lieutenant  had  made 
a  formal  complaint  to  the  executive  officer,  which  had 
been  reported  to  the  captain,  and  by  him  referred  to 
the  highest  authority  on  board.  It  was  patent  to  Mr. 
Lowington,  and  to  the  officers,  that  Ellis  was  not 
equal  to  the  position  to  which  he  had  been  assigned. 
In  the  ordinary  routine  of  the  ship  he  was  faithful 
and  capable,  but,  when  left  to  his  own  resources,  he 
lacked  energy  and  judgment.  He  was  a  particular 
friend  of  Captain  Haven,  who  had  ordered  him  to  the 
barge,  satisfied  that  the  skill  of  the  coxswain  would 
counterbalance  the  deficiency  of  the  officer. 

It  was  evident  that  somebody  had  been  making 
trouble  in  the  ship  ;  but  the  boys  were  so  ready  to 
talk,  and  to  criticise,  that  the  special  agency  of  Little 
had  not  been  noticed,  for  it  was  true  that  he  had  been 
very  industrious  in  stirring  up  strife.  The  rogue  had 
cunningly  directed  the  thoughts  of  his  shipmates  until 
poor  Ellis  was  under  a  heavy  cloud.  At  the  same 
time,  Shuffles  was  extravagantly  lauded,  and  it  was 
generally  understood  through  the  vessel,  that  if  the 
coxswain  had  not  taken  the  command  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  second  lieutenant,  Miss  Grace  would 
certainly  have  been  drowned  by  Ellis's  bungling. 

The  complaint,   which  the    second    lieutenant   felt 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  ^ 

obliged  to  make  in  self-defence,  had  come  to  the  prin* 
cipal,  and  he  was  compelled  to  notice  it.  Little  had 
actually  forced  the  case  into  the  cabin,  where  he  had 
from  the  first  intended  it  should  go.  It  would  be  very 
hard  to  censure  Shuffles  ;  but  if  an  inferior  were  per- 
mitted to  take  the  command  away  from  his  officer,  all 
discipline  would  soon  be  at  an  end.  But  the  princi- 
pal received  the  alleged  offender  with  a  pleasant 
smile,  and  the  case  did  not  look  at  all  desperate. 

44  Shuffles,  I  find  there  is  some  misunderstanding 
between  you  and  the  second  lieutenant,"  the  principal 
began,  stating  the  question  as  mildly  as  possible. 

44 1  am  very  sorry  for  it,"  answered  Shuffles. 

44  So  am  I,  for  your  conduct  had  been  so  noble  that 
I  was  pained  to  hear  any  complaint  against  you." 

44 1  don't  think  there  is  any  just  ground  for  a  com- 
plaint  against  me,  sir." 

44  You  are  reported,  in  the  first  place,  to  have  spoken 
very  disparagingly  of  the  conduct  of  your  officer  in 
the  barge,"   added  the  principal. 

44  It  is  not  true,  sir.  I  have  not  uttered  a  word 
against  him,"  replied  Shuffles,  indignantly.  44 1  do 
think  the  boat  was  handled  in  a  very  bungling  man- 
ner, but  I  have  been  careful  not  to  say  so." 

44  Entertaining  this  opinion,  may  you  not  have  said 
something  which  indicated  your  views?" 

44 1  have  not  said  anything  about  Mr.  Ellis,  or  the 
handling  of  the  boat,  on  board  the  ship.  I  did  say  in 
the  cabin  of  the  Josephine  that  I  was  mortified, 
vexed,  and  desperate,  because  we  had  twice  run  into 
a  spar,  and  knocked  a  person  into  the  water  ;  but  I 
added  that  it  was  not  any  one's  fault.     If  any  one  hai 


j8  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

heard  me  say  a  word  about  Ellis,  either  way,  I  should 
like  to  see  him." 

"  I  am  satisfied  on  that  point,"  said  the  principal. 
"  Ellis  says  you  took  the  command  of  the  barge  out 
of  his  hands." 

"  I  did  ask  him  to  take  the  tiller  ropes,  and  he  did 
so.  I  also  went  forward  to  haul  in  the  person  with 
the  boat-hook.  If  he  had  ordered  me  not  to  do  so,  I 
should  have  obeyed.  I  was  only  working  to  save  the 
life  of  the  girl." 

"  I  know  very  well  that  you  had  no  intention  to  do 
anything  wrong,"  added  the  principal,  kindly. 

"  If  Mr.  Ellis  had  gone  into  the  bow  of  the  boat, 
as  the  other  officers  did,  he  would  have,  seen  where  to 
go,  and  what  to  do.  As  he  did  not  do  this,  I  did  it 
myself.  I  meant  no  disrespect  or  disobedience,  and  I 
have  told  him  so." 

"  I  am  satisfied  you  did  not." 

"  I  was  excited,  and,  perhaps,  I  spoke  sharper  than 
I  should.  I  am  willing  to  apologize  —  I  have  already 
explained,"  continued  Shuffles,  struggling  to  retain 
his  self-possession,  though  he  was  very  indignant  at 
the  charges. 

"  I  will  send  for  Mr.  Ellis,"  said  the  principal. 

The  second  lieutenant  was  called.  He  came  in 
"  riding  a  high  horse."  The  coxswain  of  the  barge 
had  taken  the  command,  had  gone  to  the  bow  of  the 
boat,  and  given  his  directions  to  his  officer.  He  had 
actually  ordered  him  to  take  the  tiller  ropes.  If  offi- 
cers were  to  be  treated  in  this  manner,  he  did  not 
wish  to  have  a  command. 

"  Mr.  Ellis,"  said  the  principal,  rather  disgusted  by 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     79 

the  strong  expressions  of  that  officer,  "  did  it  occur  to 
you  that  the  command  had  been  taken  from  you  at  the 
time  you  allege  it  was  done?" 

"  No,  sir.  It  was  not  a  time  to  think  of  anything 
but  the  poor  people  who  were  drowning  around  us. 
I  did  not  wish  to  say  much  to  Shuffles  after  what  he 
had  done  in  the  water ;  but  I  did  tell  him  that  he  had 
not  obeyed  my  orders  ;  and  I  think  that  was  the  rea- 
son why  the  man  was  lost,  and  why  Miss  Grace  was 
thrown  from  the  spar." 

It  is  not  necessary  to  follow  this  discussion  through 
all  its  details.  Both  the  lieutenant  and  the  coxswain 
had  endeavored  to  do  their  duty  ;  but  it  happened 
then,  as  it  often  does  in  the  world,  that  the  superior  in 
ability  occupied  the  inferior  position  in  rank.  The 
zeal  of  Shuffles  to  save  the  lives  of  the  sufferers  in  the 
water  had  surprised  him  into  doing  what  he  would 
not  have  done  in  a  less  trying  position.  The  principal 
endeavored  to  patch  up  a  peace,  which  the  lieutenant 
was  unwilling  to  accept,  unless  it  involved  a  censure 
of  his  inferior. 

"  Shuffles,  you  have  certainly  overstepped  the  rou- 
tine of  your  duty,"  said  Mr.  Lovvington,  very  gently. 
"  You  have  exceeded  the  letter  of  your  duty,  while  you 
have  been  faithful  to  the  spirit  of  it,  and  I  acquit  you 
on  all  the  charges.     You  may  go." 

The  coxswain  touched  his  cap,  and  retired.  He 
was  not  satisfied  even  with  this  mild  decision. 

"  Mr.  Ellis,  I  do  not  like  the  spirit  you  exhibit  in 
this  unpleasant  affair,"  added  the  principal,  turning  to 
the  lieutenant  when  Shuffles  had  gone. 

"  Almost  every  fellow  in  the  ship  says  that  I  am  to 


8o  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

blame  for  the  loss  of  that  man.  My  orders  were  not 
obeyed,  and  I  am  sure  it  was  not  my  fault,"  replied 
Ellis,  somewhat  mollified  by  the  decision  given  to  the 
coxswain. 

"  I  do  not  know  whether  it  was  your  fault  or  not. 
Probably  it  will  never  be  known  in  this  world.  But  I 
do  think  the  boat  was  mismanaged." 

"  So  do  I,  sir ;  and  because  the  coxswain  did  not 
obey  my  orders." 

"  On  the  contrary,  I  think,  after  all  I  have  heard, 
that  if  he  had  obeyed  your  orders,  not  only  the  man, 
but  also  Miss  Arbuckle,  would  have  been  lost.  In- 
stead of  going  into  the  fore  sheets,  as  you  ought  to 
have  done,  and  as  Shuffles  did  when  you  neglected  to 
do  so,  you  drove  your  boat  blindly  forward." 

44  Then  you  think  I  am  to  blame,  sir?"  replied  the 
astonished  Ellis. 

44 1  do  ;  but  you  did  the  best  you  knew  how,  and  I 
do  not  hold  you  responsible." 

"  Then  I  suppose  I  don't  know  anything,"  added 
the  lieutenant,  bitterly,  "  and  that  Shuffles  knows 
everything." 

44  We  are  all  liable  to  err,  and  we  ought  to  be  satis- 
fied if  we  get  the  credit  of  our  good  intentions.  You 
should  not  have  made  this  complaint." 

44  But  all  the  students  were  talking  about  me." 

44  It  does  not  appear  that  Shuffles  has  criticised  your 
conduct  in  any  manner.  Whatever  strictures  have 
been  made  upon  your  action  appear  to  come  from 
the  crew  of  the  barge.  I  noticed  that  all  the  officers 
of  the  boats  went  into  the  bows,  where  they  could  see, 
not  only  the  persons  in  the  water,  but  the  objects  to 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  8 1 

Which  they  were  clinging  ;  and  it  does  not  appear  that 
any  mistakes  were  made  by  them.  I  cannot,  and  do 
not  wish  to,  control  the  opinions  of  the  students.  If 
they  think  you  made  a  blunder,  you  must  stand  or  fall 
by  your  own  conduct ;  you  must  be  judged  by  your 
own  action.  I  am  not  informed  that  any  have  insult- 
ed you,  or  spoken  disrespectfully  to  you  ;  if  they  have, 
that  is  a  matter  for  discipline,  but  not  their  opinion  of 
your  conduct.     You  may  go." 

Ellis  left  the  cabin,  more  dissatisfied  than  when  he 
had  entered  it.  If  others  had  a  right  to  their  opinions, 
so  had  he  ;  and  he  still  believed  that  Shuffles's  diso- 
bedience of  his  orders  had  produced  all  the  mischief. 
He  was  not  without  a  reasonable  share  of  self-esteem, 
which  would  not  permit  him  to  condemn  his  own  con- 
duct in  a  matter  which  was  at  least  open  to  doubt. 

Both  Shuffles  and  Ellis  were  dissatisfied,  though 
neither  of  them  had  been  actually  blamed  for  his  con- 
duct. It  was  one  of  those  instances  where  a  Christian 
spirit  and  a  Christian  humility  would  have  healed  the 
wound.  It  was  the  severest  trial  which  the  reformed 
young  man  had  experienced  since  he  turned  over  the 
new  leaf.  He  had  been  adjudged  guilty  of  technical 
disobedience  of  orders,  and  his  new-born  sensitiveness 
revolted  at  the  decision.  If  he  had  heard  what  the 
principal  said  to  Ellis  after  he  left  the  cabin,  he  would 
have  considered  himself  fully  justified  ;  but  strict  disci- 
pline would  not  permit  the  seaman  to  listen  to  the 
censure  of  the  officer. 

Ellis  would  inform  all  the  other  officers  of  the  de- 
cision of  the  principal.  Its  tendency  would  be  to 
prejudice  them  against  him,  and  to  induce  them  to 
6 


82  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

display  their  authority  more  offensively  than  they 
would  otherwise  do.  They  would  be  likely  to  bully 
him  in  self-defence.  He  had  been  highly  honored  be- 
fore this  complaint  was  made,  by  being  sent,  without 
an  officer,  to  the  relief  of  the  fishing  vessel,  in  a  heavy 
sea  and  a  gale  of  wind,  but  he  felt  that  he  could  not 
thus  be  distinguished  again.  He  could  not  help  feel- 
ing that  he  had  fallen  into  disfavor. 

For  two  months  he  had  been  struggling  for  a  posi- 
tion in  the  cabin.  The  prize  was  almost  within  his 
grasp.  Another  month  of  persevering  effort  would 
bring  the  success  he  coveted.  Though  he  realized 
that  his  present  unhappy  frame  of  mind  would  lead 
him  into  trouble,  he  found  it  hard  to  rise  above  it. 
For  an  hour  he  planked  the  deck  in  the  waist,  think- 
ing of  his  great  sorrow,  as  he  regarded  it.  The  ship's 
company  would  soon  be  talking  about  what  he  had 
been,  instead  of  what  he  was.  Thousands  of  people, 
,in  like  manner,  out  of  the  abundance  of  their  own  im- 
agination, make  themselves  miserable. 

"  I  should  like  to  see  him  disobey  my  orders,  and 
take  the  command  out  of  my  hands !  "  said  a  well- 
known  voice,  as  a  couple  of  officers  passed  him  ;  and 
Shuffles  could  not  help  believing  that  the  remark  was 
intended  for  his  own  ears. 

The  speaker  was  the  fourth  lieutenant,  and  the 
words  were  addressed  to  Ellis,  who  had  doubtless 
been  telling  his  grievances  to  him. 

"  I  did  not  want  to  make  a  row  there,  when  men 
and  women  were  dying  around  us,"  replied  the  mag- 
nanimous Ellis,  as  the  couple  paused  at  the  foot  of  the 
mainmast. 


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"  Mr.  Ellis,"  said  Shuffles,  stepping  up  to  the  two 
officers,  and  respectfully  touching  his  cap,  "  I  did  not 
intend  to  take  the  command  of  the  barge,  or  to  dis- 
obey your  orders.  If  I  did  anything  wrong,  I  beg 
your  pardon." 

44  If  you  did  !  "  sneered  Ellis,  who  was  smarting 
from  a  deeper  wound  than  the  coxswain  ;  44  when  you 
acknowledge  that  you  did  do  wrong,  it  will  be  time 
enough  to  accept  your  apology." 

44  I  say  I  did  not  intend  to  be  disrespectful.  I  asked 
you  to  take  the  tiller  ropes,  and  you  did  not  object. 
When  I  went  forward,  you  did  not  object." 

44  It  was  no  time  then  to  have  a  row  with  a  cox- 
swain," added  the  second  lieutenant,  contemptuously. 
"-When  you  have  acknowledged  that  you  did  wrong, 
and  that  your  disobedience  of  orders  made  the  mis- 
chief in  the  barge,  I  shall  be  happy  to  accept  your 
apology.  Until  then  you  will  not  address  me  except 
in  the  line  of  your  duty." 

Shuffles's  self-respect,  as  well  as  his  opinion  of  the 
facts,  would  not  permit  him  to  make  this  humiliating 
acknowledgment.  He  touched  his  cap  again,  and 
retired  in  silence.  The  officers  moved  on,  and  a  deri- 
sive laugh  from  both  of  them  did  not  escape  the  ear 
of  the  sensitive  sufferer.  He  felt  that  he  had  made 
all  the  atonement  in  his  power  for  his  constructive 
offence.  He  had  been  haughtily  repulsed.  He  could 
do  no  more. 

44 1  say,  Shuffles,  the  nobs  are  rough  on  you,"  said 
Little,  who  had  been  watching  his  victim,  as  he  in- 
tended he  should  be,  and  as  he  already  regarded  him, 
during  the  entire  evening. 


84  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  They  are,  indeed,"  replied  Shuffles,  sadly. 

"  Let  them  say  what  they  please  ;  every  fellow  in 
the  ship,  except  the  nobs  in  the  cabin,  believes  in  you, 
Shuffles,"  continued  the  little  villain. 

"  I  am  much  obliged  to  them  for  their  good  opin- 
ion ;  "  but  Shuffles  did  not  feel  much  comforted  by  it. 

"  Instead  of  apologizing  to  the  second  lieutenant,  I 
should  give  him  a  walloping  when  I  caught  him  in 
the  right  place." 

"  I  shall  not  do  anything  of  that  kind.  Mr.  Low- 
ington  said  I  had  been  guilty  of  disobedience  of 
orders  ;  and  I  am  willing  to  apologize  for  it ;  but  I  am 
not  exactly  ready  to  be  kicked  for  it." 

"  You  won't  make  anything  by  trying  to  keep  on 
the  right  side  of  such  fellows.  I'll  tell  you  what  it  is, 
Shuffles  :  your  old  friends  were  your  best  friends." 

44  What  old  friends?" 

"  Wilton,  Monroe,  Adler,  and  the  rest  of  them. 
They  are  willing  to  stand  by  you  now,  and  do  so  to 
the  end." 

"  What  are  you  driving  at,  Little?  "  demanded  Shuf- 
fles, suddenly  and  sharply,  of  his  companion  ;  for  the 
"  lamb  "  was  shrewd  enough  to  see  that  the  little  ras- 
cal meant  something  by  his  persistent  flattery,  and  by 
his  allusion  to  former  associates,  whom  he  had  in  a 
measure  discarded. 

"  I  don't  mean  anything  in  particular ;  only  I  hate 
to  see  a  good  fellow  like  you  imposed  upon  by  such 
numheads  as  Ellis,"  replied  Little,  not  thrown  off  his 
guard  by  the  sudden  charge  of  the  other.  u  It  made 
me  mad  to  hear  you  apologize  to  that  flunky." 

M I  did  it  to  show  that  I  had  no  ill  will  against 
him." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     8$ 

"  O,  get  out !  Tell  that  to  the  marines !  Do  you 
mean  to  say  you  love  him  for  reporting  you  to  the  first 
lieutenant?" 

"  Perhaps  he  thought  it  was  his  duty  to  do  so,"  re- 
plied Shuffles,  very  doubtfully. 

"  Perhaps  he  did ;  and  then,  again,  perhaps  he 
didn't,"  sneered  Little.  "  Ellis  will  fall  overboard  one 
of  these  days." 

"  If  he  does,  I  shall  be  willing  to  go  in  after  him." 

"  Do  you  mean  so?" 

"  I  do,"  replied  Shuffles,  struggling  to  keep  the 
Christian  spirit  alive  in  his  heart. 

Little  was  disgusted.  Shuffles  would  not  be  likely 
to  join  the.  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece  while  he 
cherished  such  sentiments  as  these.  But  the  gallant 
conduct  of  the  coxswain,  as  manifested  in  saving  the 
passengers  of  the  steamer,  and  his  handling  of  the 
barge  in  the  gale,  had  increased  his  popularity  among 
the  crew,  and  rendered  him  all  the  more  desirable  as 
the  leader  of  the  runaway  cruise.  The  conspirator 
was  satisfied  that  the  time  had  not  yet  come  for  mak- 
ing a  convert  of  him  to  the  philosophy  of  the  knights; 
yet  he  expected  it  to  come  in  due  time. 

Shuffles  went  below  with  a  faint  suspicion  that  Lit- 
tle was  up  to  some  mischief,  and  was  endeavoring  to 
whip  him  in  to  take  part  in  it.  He  was  glad  that  he 
had  not  encouraged  any  such  approaches ;  for  he  was 
still  firm  in  his  purpose  to  be  true  and  faithful,  though 
the  path  just  then  did  not  seem  so  easy  and  pleasant 
as  before.  It  was  hard  to  be  suspected,  when  he  had 
only  tried  to  do  his  duty. 

Ellis  was  still  pacing  the  deck  ;  indeed,  he  had  beeq 


86  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

impatiently  waiting  for  some  time  to  have  Shuffles 
leave  the  deck.  He  wished  to  speak  with  Little  in 
private.  Still  smarting  under  the  censure  of  the  prin- 
cipal, he  was  anxious  to  gather  some  testimony  to 
prove  that  the  coxswain,  and  not  himself,  had  been  to 
blame  for  the  loss  of  the  man  from  the  spar. 

"  Little/'  said  he,  in  gracious  and  condescending 
tones  ;  for  he  knew  how  to  obtain  the  right  kind  of 
testimonv. 

The  little  villain  turned  and  touched  his  cap. 

"  I  suppose  you  have  not  forgotten  how  you  went 
overboard  this  morning." 

"I  think  not." 

"  Don't  you  remember  also  that,  just  before  you 
went  over,  I  gave  an  order  to  the  coxswain  to  back 
water?" 

"  Yes,  sir.  I  remember  it  distinctly,  for  it  occurred 
to  me  at  the  time  that  you  ought  to  have  said,  4  Stern, 
all,'  instead  of,  '  Back  water.'  " 

"Never  mind  the  words  I  used.  What  followed ? 
What  did  the  coxswain  do  then?" 

"  He  ordered  the  starboard  bank  to  toss  oars,"  an- 
swered Little,  promptly. 

"  Exactly  so.     Did  he  do  so  immediately?" 

"  Well,  I  think  it  was  pretty  soon." 

"  Pretty  soon  !  The  boat  would  go  twenty  feet  in 
half  a  second." 

"  I  know  he  stood  up,  and  looked  ahead,  before  he 
gave  the  order." 

"Just  so;  and  if  he  had  repeated  the  order  the 
instant  I  gave  it,  we  should  have  backed  clear  of  the 
man." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     87 

"  Perhaps  we  should,"  replied  Little,  coolly. 

"  You  know  we  should." 

"  I  suppose  we  should,  then,"  answered  the  pliable 
rogue. 

"  Then  the  boat  swung  round,  and  you  and  Shuffles 
got  hold  of  the  man." 

"  I  know  that  part  of  the  story  very  well.  When 
the  boat  lurched,  I  held  on  to  him,  and  Shuffles 
let  go." 

"  Precisely  so  ;  and  if  Shuffles  had  not  let  go,  you 
would  have  hauled  the  man  in." 

'*  I  don't  blame  him  for  not  holding  on.  It  was 
not  his  fault,"  added  Little,  dropping  his  voice  down 
to  a  whisper.  "  I  suppose  he  told  you  why  he 
let  go." 

"  No." 

"  Didn't  he,  though?" 

"  No." 

"  Then  I  guess  I  won't  say  anything  about  it.  It 
will  only  make  trouble,  and  get  me  into  a  scrape," 
said  the  immaculate  Little,  in  the  same  low  tone. 

"  What  do  you  mean  ?  " 

u  Never  mind  it  now." 

"  Yes,  but  I  shall  mind  it  now." 

"  I  don't  like  to  say  anything.  Shuffles  is  a  good 
friend  of  mine,  and  I  wouldn't  do  him  any  harm  for 
all  the  world,"  answered  the  prudent  villain,  who,  it 
need  hardly  be  sard,  was  preparing  for  Shuffles's  ad- 
mission to  the  order  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden 
Fleece. 

"What  do  you  mean?"  demanded  Ellis,  his  curi- 
osity raised  to  the  highest  pitch. 


88  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  I  thought  you  knew  all  about  it,  or  I  wouldn't 
have  said  a  word." 

"  All  about  what." 

"  Didn't  Shuffles  tell  you,  though?" 

"  Not  a  word." 

"  I  had  much  rather  you  would  not  ask  me  any 
questions.     Shuffles  is  a  friend  of  mine." 

"  I  don't  care  if  he  is.  He  is  no  friend  of  mine,  and 
if  there  is  anything  wrong  about  this  business,  I  want 
to  know  it." 

"  I  did  not  say  there  was  anything  wrong  about 
it,"  protested  Little,  mildly,  as  though  he  intended, 
after  proper  persuasion,  to  let  the  whole  truth  come 
out. 

"  You  implied  it." 

"  I  did  not  intend  to  imply  it,  for  if  Shuffles  has  not 
said  anything  about  it  yet,  he  will  do  so  when  he  gets 
ready." 

"  Perhaps  he  will ;  but  if  you  don't  tell  me  what 
you  mean,  I  will  report  the  matter  to  the  principal 
before  I  turn  in." 

"  Don't  do  that,"  pleaded  Little,  as  naturally  as 
though  he  had  been  in  earnest. 

"  Are  you  going  to  speak,  or  not?" 

"  You  won't  say  anything  about  it  —  will  you?" 

"  I  make  no  promises." 

"  O,  come,  don't  be  hard  on  a  fellow.  You  will 
get  me  into  a  scrape." 

"  I  am  an  officer,  and  I  tell  you  to  speak." 

"  If  Shuffles  don't  say  anything  by  the  time  we  get 
to  Havre,  I  will  tell  you  all  about  it." 

"  That  won't  do.     Now  or  never,  to  me." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     89 

"  Very  likely  Shuffles  has  told  the  principal  all 
about  it." 

"  I  will  go  and  ask  him  whether  he  has  or  not," 
said  Ellis,  taking  a  step  towards  the  companion 
way. 

"  Don't  do  that !  "  begged  Little.  "  I  think  he  must 
have  mentioned  the  matter  to  you,  only  you  don't 
know  what  I  mean." 

"  Tell  me  what  you  mean.  I  shall  understand  you 
then." 

"  Didn't  he  say  anything  to  you  about  a  bag  of 
gold?"  whispered  the  rogue. 

44  A  bag  of  gold  !  "  exclaimed  Ellis,  opening  his 
eyes. 

u  That's  what's  the  matter !  " 

44  He  didn't  say  a  word  to  me  about  it,  and  I'm 
sure  he  did  not  to  the  principal.     What  about  it?" 

44  The  man  that  was  lost  off  the  plank  had  a  bag  of 
gold  in  his  hand." 

44  Do  you  mean  so?"  demanded  the  astonished 
officer. 

44 1  know  it.  He  told  me  so  while  we  were  on  the 
spar  together  in  the  water.  When  Shuffles  got  hold 
of  him,  the  man  gave  him  the  bag  of  gold,  and  that 
was  what  made  him  let  go  —  to  put  the  money  behind 
the  back-board,  I  suppose,  for  I  didn't  see  anything  of 
it.  The  man  was  a  Dutchman,  I  think  from  his  talk, 
though  he  spoke  bad  English.  He  was  groaning 
about  his  money  while  we  hung  to  the  spar." 

44  Did  he  tell  you  he  gave  it  to  Shuffles?"  asked 
Ellis,  eagerly. 

44  Well,  he  did  not  know  Shuffles's  name,  and  I 


90  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

suppose  he  had  never  been  introduced  to  him.     He 
told  me  he  gave  it  '  zu  dem  mann  in  dem  schiff.'  " 

"Is  this  so,  Little?" 

"Do  you  think  I  would  lie  about  it?"  demanded 
Little,  with  proper  indignation. 

Ellis  knew  that  he  would  lie  in  some  cases  ;  but  it 
was  too  monstrous  to  suppose  he  would  utter .  a 
deliberate  falsehood  in  a  matter  of  so  much  impor- 
tance. Besides,  he  was  very  willing  to  believe  the 
story. 

"  It's  a  strange  yarn,"  mused  Ellis. 

"  Perhaps  it  is ;  but  you  have  it  for  just  what  it  is 
worth." 

"  How  much  wras  in  the  bag?  " 

"  I  don't  know ;  the  Dutchman  did  not  tell  me. 
Now,  what  are  you  going  to  do  about  it,  Mr.  Ellis?" 

u  I  shall  do  what  I  think  proper,"  replied  Ellis, 
haughtily.  "  I  will  think  the  matter  over,  and  decide 
upon  my  action  to-night." 

"  I  was  a  fool  to  say  anything  about  it.  I  have  got 
myself  into  a  sweet  scrape.  Shuffles  will  kill  me  for 
blowing  on  him,  on  the  one  hand,  and  I  shall  be 
blamed  for  not  telling  of  it  before,  on  the  other." 

"  It  does  not  much  matter  what  Shuffles  says  or 
does,  after  this  ;  if  you  are  blamed  for  not  speaking 
about  the  gold  before,  you  can  say  you  supposed 
Shuffles  had  told  the  officers  all  about  it." 

"  I  suppose  I  can,"  sighed  Little,  who  appeared  to 
be  very  much  dissatisfied  with  himself. 

"  It  is  a  plain  case  enough.  Shuffles  intended  to 
keep  this  money.  Now  it  can  be  sent  to  the  heirs 
of  the  man  who  was  lost." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    9 1 

Little  thought  it  was  not  likely  to  be  sent  to  them, 
and  he  went  below  with  the  feeling  that  there  would 
soon  be  "  the  jolliest  row  that  ever  was,"  as  he  would 
have  expressed  it,  and  that  the  lion  of  that  day  would 
be  in  the  brig  the  next  day. 


92  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,   OR 


CHAPTER  VI. 


THE    LITTLE    VILLAIN. 


IN  less  than  half  an  hour  Ellis  had  told  the  story  of 
the  bag  of  gold  to  his  friend  the  captain.  The 
lieutenant  was  excited.  Not  only  had  a  large  major- 
ity of  the  students  condemned  his  management  of  the 
barge,  but  the  principal  had  squarely  told  him  he  had 
blundered.  Shuffles,  the  coxswain,  was  a  lion,  and 
he,  the  lieutenant  in  command  of  the  barge,  was  a 
"  donkey."  Shuffles  had  done  everything ;  he  had 
done  nothing :  Shuffles  was  a  hero ;  he  was  a  block- 
head. Public  sentiment  on  board  of  the  ship  was 
giving  him  a  bad  name. 

All  this  was  a  mistake,  in  his  opinion.  He  was 
willing  to  acknowledge  that  the  boat  had  been  badly 
managed  ;  but  Shuffles  —  who  was  a  very  capable  fel- 
low he  would  not  deny,  and  was  popular  with  the 
students  —  had  disobeyed  his  officer's  commands,  which 
fully  and  satisfactorily  explained  the  whole  matter. 
It  was  stupid  on  the  part  of  the  ship's  company  not 
to  see  it.  His  friend  the  captain,  who  had  never  been 
especially  fond  of  Shuffles,  could  see  it.  The  fourth 
lieutenant,  who  was  a  fellow  of  excellent  judgment 
and  discrimination,  could  see  it.  At  least  neither  of 
these  officers  had  made  any  unfriendly  comments 
vpon  his  conduct. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     03 

The  revelation  of  Little  would  turn  the  tables ;  it 
would  convince  all  the  fair-minded  fellows  that  Shuf- 
fles, instead  of  being  zealous  to  save  the  lives  of  the 
passengers  of  the  steamer,  had  actually  been  feath- 
ering his  nest  with  a  bag  of  gold,  torn  from  the  hands 
of  a  perishing  German.  Instead  of  hauling  in  the 
man,  he  had  hauled  in  the  money,  and  let  the  man  go. 
If  he  had  held  on  to  the  man,  instead  of  the  gold, 
Little  would  not  have  been  dragged  overboard,  and 
the  German  would  have  been  saved.  It  was  a  plain 
case,  in  his  excited  state  of  mind,  and  his  jealousy  of 
Shuffles  would  not  permit  him  to  entertain  a  doubt  in 
regard  to  the  guilt  of  the  coxswain. 

Captain  Haven  listened  attentively  to  the  story,  as 
it  was  minutely  related  by  Ellis.  If  it  had  not  been 
dark  on  deck  when  the  conversation  took  place,  the 
lieutenant  might  have  seen  the  incredulous  smiie  upon 
the  face  of  his  superior.  While  the  captain  lacked 
entire  confidence  in  Shuffles,  being  unable  wholly  to 
forget  his  former  record,  he  was  not  prejudiced 
against  him.  He  gave  him  credit  for  trying  to  do 
well,  and  believed  that  he  had  actually  reformed, 
but  was  too  fresh  a  convert  to  be  entirely  reliable. 

"What  do  you  think  of  all  this,  captain?"  asked 
Ellis,  who  was  surprised  that  the  commander  did 
not  join  with  him  in  condemning  the  conduct  of 
Shuffles. 

"  I  think  it  is  a  silly  story.  There  is  not  one  word 
of  truth  in  it,"  replied  Captain  Haven.  "  If  you  have 
any  regard  for  yourself  or  your  reputation,  you  will 
not  mention  it  to  any  one." 

Ellis  was  confounded   by  this  honest  and   decided 


94  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

opinion.     It  seemed  just  as  though  his  friend  the  cap- 
tain had  gone  over  to  the  enemy. 

"  Little  told  me  the  story,  and  says  it  is  all  true," 
stammered  Ellis,  taken  all  aback  by  the  decision. 

"  Little  would  rather  lie  than  tell  the  truth,"  added 
the  captain. 

"  There  is  nothing  improbable  in  the  story." 

"  It  is  all  improbable,  and  would  have  been  from 
the  lips  of  any  fellow,  but  is  especially  so  from  those 
of  Little." 

"  Was  it  strange  that  the  man  tried  to  save  his 
gold?"    persisted  Ellis. 

"No." 

"Is  it  improbable  that  a  man  under  such  circum- 
stances should  have  a  bag  of  gold  ?  " 

"  No." 

"What  is  there  improbable  about  the  story  then?" 

"  It  is  improbable  that  Shuffles  should  have  takerk 
it,  and  said  nothing  about  it,"  replied  the  captain,  im- 
patiently. 

"  I  think  that  is  the  most  probable  part  of  the 
story.  He  wanted  the  money :  any  fellow  would 
want  it  if  he  could  get  it.  I  don't  think  he  meant 
to  drown  the  man  for  the  sake  of  the  gold,  or  any- 
thing of  that  sort.  The  German  handed  him  the 
bag,  and  he  could  not  do  less  than  take  it." 

"But  where  were  you  all  this  time?  Didn't.. you 
see  anything  of  the  operation?" 

"  I  was  looking  out  for  the  boat,  and  it  is  not 
strange,  in  the  flurry  of  the  moment,  that  I  saw 
nothing  of  it." 

"  Don't  say  anything  more  about  it,  Ellis,"  laughed 
the  captain. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     95 

"  But  I  believe  the  story,  strange  as  you  think 
it  is." 

44  Where  is  the  money  now  ? "  asked  Captain 
Haven. 

"  I  don't  know ;  I  suppose  Shuffles  has  concealed 
it  somewhere." 

44  Ellis,  if  you  tell  this  story,  it  will  hurt  you  more 
than  it  will  Shuffles.  It  may,  of  course,  be  true,  but 
I  do  not  believe  it.  You  have  complained  of  the 
coxswain  of  the  commodore's  barge  ;  and  this  story, 
started  by  you,  will  look  like  persecution  —  like  an 
intention  to  injure  Shuffles.  If  you  demand  it,  I 
must  report  the  matter  to  the  principal." 

44  I  am  willing  to  do  what  you  think  is  best." 

"  Then  keep  still." 

44  And  let  Shuffles  keep  the  money,  and  enjoy  the 
reputation  of  being  a  hero  ?  " 

44  Just  now  Shuffles  is  on  the  top  of  the  wave.  He 
has  behaved  nobly,  so  far  as  Miss  Arbuckle  is  con- 
cerned ;  you  cannot  deny  it." 

44 1  don't  wish  to  deny  it." 

44  And  you  are  under  a  cloud." 

44  Perhaps  I  am,  but  you  know  it  was  not  my  fault ; 
Shuffles  disobeyed  orders,  and  —  " 

44  We  will  not  open  that  question  :  the  principal  has 
settled  it.  I  will  keep  an  eye  on  Shuffles,  and  you  can 
do  the  same.  By  and  by,  when  we  go  to  Paris,  he 
will  be  flush  with  his  gold,  if  there  is  any  truth  in  this 
story." 

44  But  the  bag  of  gold  is  somewhere  in  the  ship.  If 
we  can  find  that,  it  will  be  proof  enough." 

44  Keep  an  eye  on  him,  and  if  we  can  find  it  we  will 


96  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

do  so.  Don't  say  anything  more  about  it,  Ellis.  Do 
your  duty  faithfully  ;  treat  Shuffles  as  handsomely  as 
you  know  how  ;  and  if  there  is  anything  wrong,  it 
will  come  out  in  due  time." 

Ellis  was  not  pleased  with  this  slow  method  of 
dealing  with  the  exciting  question  ;  but  he  had  so 
much  confidence  in  Captain  Haven's  judgment  that 
he  could  not  well  disregard  his  advice.  He  was  so 
eager  to  overwhelm  Shuffles  that  he  could  not  help 
believing  the  strange  story.  As  it  was  his  watch 
below,  he  went  to  his  state-room  and  turned  in.  The 
matter  still  vexed  him,  and  he  could  not  sleep.  He 
had  hardly  closed  his  eyes  when  he  was  called  to  take 
his  place  as  officer  of  the  deck. 

Little  was  in  his  quarter  watch.  The  young  rascal 
was  in  the  foretop  with  Greenway.  He  was  telling, 
in  his  mysterious  manner,  what  progress  he  had  made 
in  "  ringing  in"  Shuffles  as  a  member  of  the  order, — 
declaring  that  he  was  sure  to  have  him,  when  the  word 
was  passed  for  the  story-teller  to  report  to  the  officer 
of  the  deck. 

"  Little,  did  you  invent  the  yarn  you  told  me  this 
evening?"  said  Ellis,  sternly. 

"  No,  sir ;  I  only  told  you  the  truth,"  protested 
Little. 

"  Have  you  said  anything  to  your  shipmates?" 

"  Not  a  word ;  and  I  don't  intend  to  do  so." 

"  Don't  do  it.  I  believe  there  is  not  a  word  of  truth 
in  the  story.     Where  is  the  bag  of  gold  now  ?  " 

"  That's  more  than  I  know.  I  suppose  Shuffles  has 
stowed  it  away  where  he  can  find  it  when  we  go  on 
shore." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     97 

"Can't you  find  it?" 

"  I  don't  know." 

"  You  can  overhaul  his  berth  when  he  is  on  deck," 
suggested  Ellis. 

"  I  haven't  anything  against  Shuffles ;  and  I  don't 
want  to  expose  him,"  added  the  innocent  Little. 

u  You  have  made  a  charge,  and  now  you  must 
prove  it.  Keep  your  eye  on  Shuffles,  and  you  may 
be  able  to  do  so.  If  you  have  trumped  up  this  yarn, 
I  will  report  you  to  the  principal.  I  have  already  told 
the  captain,  and  he  don't  believe  the  story." 

"  Have  you,  though?" 

"  I  have.  He  wants  the  proof;  and  you  must  find 
it,  or  he  will  have  you  in  the  brig  before  you  are  a 
week  older.     Return  to  your  duty." 

Little  did  not  like  the  idea  of  being  committed  to 
the  brig  himself.  He  hoped  to  see  Shuffles  there, 
disgusted  with  the  life  of  a  lamb,  and  desperate 
enough  to  join  the  knights. 

"  What  did  he  want  of  you  ?  "  asked  Greenway, 
when  the  little  villain  returned  to  the  foretop,  where 
he  was  on  the  lookout. 

"  He  wanted  to  ask  me  if  he  might  join  the  order," 
replied  Little,  in  a  matter-of-fact  tone. 

"  Get  out !     What's  the  use  of  lying? " 

"  I  have  been  with  you  fellows  so  much  I  can't  help 
it,"  chuckled  Little. 

"  No,  but  what  did  he  want?  " 

The  cunning  rogue  knew  his  companion  too  well  to 
trust  him,  and  "  stuffed  him  up  "  with  a  tale  invented 
for  the  occasion. 

At  seven  bells  in  the  morning  the  squadron  was  off 

7 


98  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

Boulogne,  and  from  the  tops  the  English  and  the 
French  coasts  could  be  seen.  The  wind  was  fresh 
and  steady  from  the  westward,  but  the  vessels  were 
close-hauled,  and  the  prospect  of  reaching  Havre 
that  night  was  not  very  good.  The  regular  recita- 
tions were  carried  on  as  usual  through  the  day. 
Little  did  not  for  a  moment  forget  the  wicked  pur- 
pose he  had  in  view.  It  was  not  strange  that  he  failed 
in  his  lessons,  for  his  thoughts  were  all  given  to  the 
anticipated  cruise  of  the  Josephine.  It  had  been  fully 
decided  by  the  leaders  of  the  enterprise  that  the  con- 
sort must  be  captured  during  the  stay  of  the  squadron 
at  Havre,  or  the  lateness  of  the  season  would  compel 
them  to  abandon  it.  The  seamanship  of  Perth  and 
his  knowledge  of  navigation  were  discussed  with  re- 
newed interest,  and  the  feeling  was  stronger  than  ever 
among  the  dissatisfied  ones  that  a  more  able  com- 
mander was  required.  Shuffles  fully  met  the  demand 
of  the  occasion,  and  Little  was  urged  by  Greenway 
to  4t  hurry  up  his  cakes,"  if  he  intended  to  bring  him 
into  the  conspiracy. 

Little  was  very  willing  to  expedite  the  business,  for 
old  as  he  was  in  mischief  and  iniquity,  his  present 
scheme  was  so  utterly  mean  and  vile  that  it  kept  him 
in  a  fever  heat  of  anxiety,  and  he  wished  to  have  it 
brought  to  a  head  as  soon  as  possible,  for  his  own 
sake  as  well  as  for  the  success  of  the  mad  project. 
Shuffles  and  he  were  occupants  of  the  same  mess- 
room,  the  former  having  the  lower  berth  on  one  side, 
while  the  latter  had  the  upper  one  on  the  other  side. 
The  bag  of  gold,  which  had  so  strangely  come  into  his 
possession,  was  just  then  concealed  under  Shuffles's 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  99 

berth.  The  mattress  rested  on  slats,  beneath  which 
there  was  a  space  of  two  or  three  inches,  to  allow 
them  to  spring. 

The  bag  had  been  placed  in  this  recess,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  any  other  convenient  place  in  the  mess-room  ; 
but  the  rogue  had  not  intended  that  it  should  remain 
there  for  any  length  of  time.  Perhaps  the  place  he 
had  chosen  to  conceal  the  treasure  had  suggested  the 
dastardly  plan  by  which  the  reformed  student  was  to 
be  dragged  into  the  conspiracy.  Little  was  alone  in 
the  mess-room,  his  half  of  the  watch  being  off  duty  — 
44  soldiering,"  as  the  young  tars  usually  termed  it.  As 
he  had  done  twenty  times  before,  he  raised  the  mat- 
tress to  satisfy  himself  that  the  gold  had  not  been  dis- 
turbed. He  improved  the  opportunity  to  place  it  in  a 
more  conspicuous  place,  so  that  it  could  be  seen  the 
instant  the  mattress  was  raised.  Having  satisfied  him- 
self that  the  money  was  both  safe  and  in  the  right 
place,  he  went  on  deck  and  found  the  second  lieuten- 
ant, who  was  also  44  soldiering." 

44  I  have  found  it,"  said  he,  in  a  whisper. 

44  What !  the  bag  of  gold!"  exclaimed  Ellis,  a 
smile  of  satisfaction  lighting  up  his  face. 

44  Yes ;  come  with  me,  and  I  will  show  it  to  you. 
But  I  wish  you  would  take  the  .captain  with  you  ;  he 
thinks  I  lied,  and  I  want  him  to  see  for  himself." 

Ellis  approved  of  this  prudent  policy,  and  by  the 
time  Little  had  returned  to  his  mess-room,  Captain 
Haven  had  been  duly  informed  of  the  astounding  dis- 
covery. Both  of  them  hastened  to  the  steerage,  and 
entered  the  room  where  the  little  villain  was  waiting 
to  receive  them. 


IOO  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  There  it  is,"  said  Little,  raising  the  mattress,  and 
revealing  to  the  astonished  captain  the  bag  of  gold 
under  the  slats. 

"  Are  you  satisfied,  Captain  Haven  ?  "  asked  Ellis, 
triumphantly. 

"  That  is  certainly  a  bag ;  but  whether  it  is  a  bag 
of  gold,  or  not,  I  don't  know,"  replied  the  commander, 
stooping  down  to  take  up  the  treasure. 

"  Excuse  me,  Captain  Haven,"  interposed  Little, 
in  a  very  low  tone,  as  all  of  them  were  obliged  to 
speak,  so  as  not  to  disturb  the  classes  in  the  steerage. 
"  I  hope  no  one  will  touch  the  bag  till  Mr.  Lowington 
has  seen  it.  It  will  be  better  for  him  to  see  with  his 
own  eyes  than  with  yours." 

"I  am  not  going  to  be  deceived.  I  shall  know 
what  is  in  the  bag  before  I  say  anything  to  anybody 
about  it,"  replied  the  captain,  glancing  at  Little,  and 
perhaps  suspecting  that  he  had  filled  up  the  bag  with 
old  iron,  to  accomplish  some  purpose  of  his  own ;  but 
Little  offered  no  objection  to  his  examination  of  the 
treasure. 

Captain  Haven  took  the  bag  from  the  recess,  untied 
the  string,  and  poured  out  a  portion  of  the  contents. 
They  were  coin,  and,  without  a  doubt,  real  "  shiners." 

"How  long  has  this  bag  been  here?"  asked  the 
captain,  astounded  at  this  apparent  evidence  of  the 
guilt  of  Shuffles. 

u  I  don't  know,"  replied  Little,  satisfied  with  the 
impression  he  had  produced.  "  I  found  it  there  just 
before  I  reported  the  fact  to  Mr.  Ellis." 

"  Whose  berth  is  this?  " 

"  Shuffles's." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     IOI 

44  Is  it  certain  that  he  placed  it  there?"  asked  the 
captain. 

"  I  don't  know  who  placed  it  there  ;  but  if  you 
please,  Captain  Haven,  I  wish  you  would  put  it  back, 
and  call  Mr.  Lowington.  I  want  him  to  see  for  him- 
self." 

"  That  will  be  the  better  way,"  added  Ellis. 

"-Perhaps  it  will,"  replied  the  captain,  as  he  turned 
down  the  mattress,  and  led  the  way  out  of  the  room. 

The  commander,  followed  by  Ellis,  passed  through 
the  group  of  students  engaged  in  study  and  recitation. 
Shuffles  was  at  the  mess-table,  near  the  door  of  his 
room,  puzzling  over  a  problem  in  algebra. 

"What  is  the  number  of  your  berth,  Shuffles?" 
asked  Captain  Haven,  as  he  passed  him. 

"  No.  48,  Gangway  D,"  replied  the  student,  looking 
up  at  the  officer,  and  wondering  why  the  question  was 
put  to  him. 

The  captain  made  no  explanation,  but  left  the  steer- 
age by  the  door  which  led  into  the  main  cabin.  Lit- 
tle did  not  follow  him ;  but  the  moment  the  door 
closed  behind  Ellis,  who  brought  up  the  captain's 
rear,  he  hastened  back  to  the  mess-room.  He  was 
a  cool  calculator,  disposed  to  make  the  most  of  his 
opportunities.  If  any  one  has  thought  that  he  was 
a  fool  to  squander  such  a  quantity  of  hard  coin  in 
making  a  doubtful  convert  to  the  order  of  the  Golden 
Fleece,  he  has  done  the  little  villain  great  injustice. 
Besides  being  a  rascal  of  large  pretensions,  he  was  an 
economical  one.  He  intended  to  catch  the  fish,  and 
save  his  bait  at  the  same  time. 

Raising  the  mattress  once  more,  he  took  the  bag 


102  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

from  its  hiding-place.  Wrapping  it  up  loosely  in  his 
handkerchief,  he  went  up  the  fore  ladder  to  the  deck. 
It  was  necessary  instantly  to  dispose  of  the  bag,  and 
he  had  made  his  preparations  beforehand  to  do  so. 
Abaft  the  foremast  w7as  the  fire  engine.  He  had  un- 
screwed the  plate  which  covered  one  of  the  cylinders, 
and,  raising  it  up,  he  dropped  the  bag  upon  the  plun- 
ger. Screwing  down  the  plate  again,  he  returned  to 
the  steerage.  Those  of  the  crew  who  were  on  deck 
at  the  time  were  on  the  top-gallant  forecastle,  or  in 
the  rigging,  examining  the  French  coast,  and  the  offi- 
cers were  too  far  aft  to  observe  his  actions.  Little 
worked  with  his  usual  cunning  and  adroitness,  and 
when  he  had  accomplished  his  purpose  he  was  sat- 
isfied that  no  one  had  seen  him. 

Mr.  Lowingtoxi  had  not  yet  made  his  appearance 
in  the  steerage.  Either  the  captain  had  not  found 
him  in  the  main  cabin,  or  he  was  telling  him  the 
story  which  implicated  Shuffles ;  but  the  crash  could 
not  long  be  delayed.  The  victim  still  sat  at  the  mess- 
table,  working  up  his  algebra.  The  question  which 
the  captain  had  asked  him  suggested  a  greater  puzzle 
than  the  problems.  Why  had  he  been  asked  the 
number  of  his  berth?  W"as  there  anything  wrong 
about  the  bed?  The  students  were  required  to  keep 
the  mess-rooms  and  their  furniture  in  good  order,  and 
it  was  possible  that  his  berth  was  not  in  a  tidy  con- 
dition. He  was  anxious  to  know  what  the  matter 
was,  and  he  asked  permission  of  Dr.  Winstock,  who 
was  the  temporary  instructor  in  mathematics,  to  go  to 
his  mess-room.  The  request  was  granted,  and  he 
repaired  to  his   quarters.     The   bed   was   somewhat 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     IO3 

tumbled  in  his  berth.  The  quilt  was  not  smoothed 
down  as  nicely  as  he  had  left  it  in  the  morning  ;  but 
it  seemed  to  him  that  this  was  a  very  small  matter  to 
make  a  fuss  about. 

The  captain  had  come  from  his  mess-room,  and 
gone  to  the  main  cabin,  just  as  though  he  intended  to 
report  the  disorder  of  his  berth  to  the  principal.  Ellis 
was  with  him  too  ;  and  Shuffles  did  not  lose  sight  of 
the  fact  that  the  second  lieutenant  claimed  the  captain 
as  his  friend  in  an  especial  manner.  This  was  the 
beginning  of  the  persecution  to  which  he  was  to  be 
subjected  by  the  malice  of  the  officers.  They  were 
seeking  occasions  to  find  fault  with  him,  and  to  get 
him  into  trouble.  He  was  to  be  doomed  to  a  black 
mark  for  neglecting  to  take  proper  care  of  his  berth. 
It  was  vexatious  in  the  highest  degree,  and  if  he  had 
not  been  too  manly  to  cry,  he  would  have  wept  over 
his  misfortunes. 

But  Shuffles  had  not  been  reading  his  Bible,  and 
attending  to  the  instructions  of  the  chaplain,  to  be 
broken  down  by  so  insignificant  a  trifle  as  a  black 
mark.  It  might  lower  his  grade  a  degree  when  the 
offices  were  assigned.  He  had  been  striving  after 
the  Christian  spirit,  and  this  was  the  time  when  he 
needed  it  most.  He  knelt  down  on  the  floor  of  the 
mess-room,  to  adjust  the  bedclothes  in  the  berth.  It 
was  the  attitude  of  prayer ;  and,  almost  involuntarily, 
he  whispered  his  petition  for  strength  to  support  him 
in  the  trials  to  which  he  was  to  be  subjected,  though 
he  little  knew  the  weight  of  the  charge  which  was 
to  be  preferred  against  him. 

While  he  was  in  this  lowly  posture,  his  door  was 


104  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

darkened  by  the  appearance  of  Mr.  Lovvington  and 
the  captain,  still  closely  followed  by  Ellis.  As  he 
saw  them,  he  rose,  bowed,  and  as  the  unexpected  visit- 
ors stepped  aside  to  allow  him  to  pass  out,  he  retired. 
He  had  arranged  the  bed  properly  ;  but  it  was  almost 
incredible  that  the  principal  had  been  brought  to  the 
room  to  witness  so  trifling  a  departure  from  the  regu- 
lations of  the  ship. 

Captain  Haven  stooped  down  and  raised  the  mat- 
tress ;  but  the  bag  of  gold  was  not  there.  He  pulled 
the  bed  out  of  the  berth,  and  removed  the  slats  on 
which  it  had  rested.  The  gold  had  taken  to  itself 
wings,  as  it  has  the  reputation  of  doing  in  a  more 
figurative  sense  than  on  the  present  occasion. 

"  It  is  not  here,"  said  Captain  Haven,  as  much  con- 
founded now  at  not  finding  it  as  he  had  before  been 
at  finding  it. 

"  I  see  it  is  not,"  replied  the  principal,  mildly,  and 
perhaps  with  a  hope  that,  after  all,  Shuffles  would 
justify  his  expectations. 

"  But  it  was  here  twenty  minutes  ago,"  protested 
the  captain. 

"  Isn't  there  some  mistake  about  it?" 

"  There  can  be  no  mistake,  sir.  I  took  up  the  bag 
myself,  and  poured  out  some  of  the  sovereigns  into 
my  hand,"  replied  the  captain,  warmly. 

"  Why  did  you  not  take  the  bag  away  when  you 
discovered  it?"  asked  Mr.  Lowington. 

u  Because  I  wished  to  have  you  see  it  just  where 
we  found  it." 

"  Shuffles  has  been  in  here,  sir,"  interposed  Ellis. 
"  He  was  here  when  we  came  in,  and  down  on  his 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     IO5 

knees  before  his  berth.  I  don't  wonder  the  gold  is 
not  here  now." 

It  was  a  plain  case  to  the  second  lieutenant.  Shuf- 
fles had  seen  the  captain  and  himself  enter  the  mess- 
room,  and,  taking  the  alarm,  he  had  removed  the  bag 
to  some  other  hiding-place. 

"  It  is  possible  that  Shuffles  has  removed  the  bag," 
said  the  principal. 

44  I  know  he  has  !  "  persisted  Ellis.  "  I  saw  it  with 
my  own  eyes,  only  a  little  while  ago,  in  this  very 
place." 

u  So  did  I,"  added  the  captain. 

"  As  he  was  in  the  room  when  we  entered,  he  can- 
not have  carried  it  far.  It  is  either  on  his  person  now, 
or  concealed  in  some  other  place  within  the  apart- 
ment," suggested  Mr.  Lowington. 

This  proposition  was  self-evident,  and  was  readily 
accepted  by  the  two  officers. 

44 1  have  no  doubt  it  is  hidden  in  this  room,"  added 
Ellis. 

44  It  must  be,"  responded  the  captain. 

44  Mr.  Ellis,  you  will  stand  in  the  gangway,  and 
keep  your  eyes  on  Shuffles  while  we  search  the 
room,"  continued  the  principal. 

The  gold  was  not  in  the  mess-room,  as  the  reader 
knows,  and  no  amount  of  tumbling  over  the  mat- 
tresses and  overhauling  the  lockers  could  bring  it  to 
light.  The  search  was  as  thorough  as  though  the 
salvation  of  the  ship  depended  upon  its  strictness. 

44  Are  you  entirely  satisfied  that  the  money  is  not 
here  now,  Captain  Haven  ? "  asked  the  principal, 
after  they  had  ransacked  every  hole  and  corner  in  the 


106  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

mess-room,  and  also  in  the  one  on  the  other  side  of 
the  gangway. 

"  I  am,  sir." 

"  Then  there  is  only  one  other  alternative  —  that  it 
is  concealed  upon  his  person." 

■"  I  don't  exactly  see  how  that  can  be,  since  the  bag 
must  have  weighed  eight  or  ten  pounds,  and  he  could 
hardly  carry  it  in  one  of  the  pockets  of  his  jacket  or 
trousers." 

"  I  should  prefer  to  find  the  bag  before  any  charge 
is  made,"  added  the  principal,  thoughtfully.  "  If  you 
have  seen  and  handled  the  bag,  of  course  there  can  be 
no  mistake." 

"  Certainly  not,  sir." 

"  Ellis,  direct  Shuffles  to  report  to  me  in  the  main 
cabin,"  said  Mr.  Lowington,  as  he  left  the  mess-room, 
attended  by  Captain  Haven.  "  See  that  he  comes 
without  delay,  and  that  he  has  no  opportunity  to  dis- 
pose of  the  bag." 

Ellis  was  willing  enough  to  deliver  this  order ;  but, 
though  he  was  actuated  by  a  bad  spirit,  it  is  only  jus- 
tice to  him  to  add  that  he  believed  with  all  his  might 
Shuffles  was  guilty. 

"  You  will  report  immediately  to  Mr.  Lowington  in 
the  main  cabin,"  said  he  to  the  unhappy  victim  of  the 
conspiracy. 

"What  is  it  now?"  asked  Shuffles,  who  was  confi- 
dent the  worst  charge  that  could  be  trumped  up  against 
him  was  the  neglect  to  keep  his  berth  in  proper  order, 
and  he  was  prepared  to  submit  meekly  to  the  black 
mark,  which  had  been  the  chief  bugbear  of  his  exist- 
ence for  two  months. 


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"  I  am  not  permitted  to  say,"  replied  Ellis,  haughtily. 

"  I  will  report  to  the  principal  immediately,"  added 
Shuffles,  with  dignity,  as  he  closed  his  book. 

"  Without  an  instant's  delay,  if  you  please." 

Shuffles  bowed,  and  walked  towards  the  cabin  door, 
closely  attended  by  the  second  lieutenant,  who  could 
not  be  blamed  for  discharging  his  duty  to  the  letter  of 
his  instructions.  The  little  villain  who  had  been  the 
author  of  all  this  mischief  kept  himself  at  a  respectful 
distance,  but  he  was  a  close  observer  of  all  that  tran- 
spired. In  half  an  hour,  more  or  less,  Shuffles  would 
be  in  the  britr.  The  coveted  member  of  the  order 
of  the  Golden  Fleece  would  be  in  condition  to  be  ap- 
proached. The  shame  and  degradation  of  the  ship's 
prison  would  overwhelm  him  ;  he  would  fall  a  victim 
to  the  clever  trick,  and  be  a  warning  to  all  the  crew 
not  to  set  up  for  saints. 

How  could  so  small  a  boy  be  so  great  a  villain  ! 
Such  things  are  mysteries. 

Shuffles  had  been  thinking,  reading  his  Bible,  pray- 
ing, since  the  night  before.  He  was  still  determined 
to  be  gentle  and  submissive,  to  forgive  his  enemies, 
even  Ellis,  and  conquer  them  by  the  mighty  power 
of  love.  In  this  frame  of  mind,  he  entered  the  main 
cabin,  to  be  censured  for  the  disorder  in  his  berth. 


I08  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER  VII. 


CABIN    AND    CROSSTREES. 


R  LOWINGTON  had  often  pointed  with  pride 
and  pleasure  to  Shuffles  as  an  exemplification 
of  the  results  of  his  system  of  instruction  and  disci- 
pline. He  was  obliged  to  write  hundreds  of  letters  in 
reply  to  inquiries  from  anxious  fathers  and  mothers, 
and  for  the  last  two  months  Shuffles  had  been  his 
model  student.  Many  distinguished  men,  Americans 
as  well  as  foreigners,  visited  the  squadron,  and  were 
full  of  questions  in  regard  to  the  system.  Proudly  he 
pointed  to  Shuffles,  Pelham,  McLeish,  and  others,  as 
individual  examples,  while  the  perfect  discipline  of 
the  ship's  company  exhibited  the  general  effect.  A 
majority  of  these  students  had  been  sent  to  the 
Academy  squadron  because  they  were  unmanageable 
in  ordinary  institutions. 

Shuffles  had  apparently  fallen,  and  the  principal 
was  almost  as  sad  as  he  would  have  been  if  the  culprit 
had  been  his  own  son.  Pie  had  felt  a  fatherly  interest 
in  him,  and  had  observed  with  the  deepest  solicitude 
the  struggles  of  the  reformed  student  to  be  true  and 
faithful.  He  had  not  failed  to  encourage  him,  while 
the  chaplain  had  made  him  his  pet,  and  watched  his 
upward  progress  with  a  zeal  bordering  upon  enthu- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    IOC) 

siasm.  The  principal  was  sad,  and  tried  to  find  some 
way  to  escape  the  conclusion  which  had  been  forced 
upon  him.  The  story  which  Captain  Haven  had 
related  to  him  was  monstrous.  It  appeared  that  Shuf- 
fles, instead  of  reporting  the  fact  that  a  large  sum  of 
money  had  fallen  into  his  hands,  had  appropriated  it 
to  his  own  use,  had  concealed  it,  and  really  intended 
to  rob  the  heirs  of  the  drowned  man  of  their  inherit- 
ance. The  gold  had  come  into  his  possession  without 
the  knowledge  of  his  shipmates.  It  had  tempted  him, 
and  had  triumphed  over  his  princijDle,  over  his  sense 
of  honesty  and  justice.  It  was  the  old  story,  and  the 
student  had  been  wrecked,  as  tens  of  thousands  of 
others  are  in  the  great  world. 

"  Shuffles,  I  think  you  must  know  why  I  have  sent 
for  you,"  said  the  principal. 

"  Yes,  sir,  I  do,"  replied  the  culprit. 

"  I  hope  you  will  be  able  to  explain  your  conduct." 

"  I  can  only  say  that  I  left  my  berth  in  good  order 
the  last  time  I  was  in  the  mess-room.  I  may  have 
been  careless ;  but  I  will  try  to  do  better  in  future." 

Mr.  Lowington  looked  at  him  with  a  keen  glance 
of  inquiry.  There  was  nothing  in  the  face  of  the 
culprit  which  enlightened  him. 

44  For  what  do  you  suppose  I  sent  for  you?"  he 
askedo 

44  Because  the  bedding  in  my  berth  was  not  in  good 
order,"  replied  Shuffles,  glancing  involuntarily  at 
Ellis. 

44  That  was  not  the  reason  I  sent  for  you.  I  wish  it 
were  nothing  more  serious  than  that." 

Shuffles  drew  a  long  sigh,  as  his  heart  seemed  to 


HO  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

rise  up  into  his  throat.  He  tried  to  think  of  something 
else  which  could  be  charged  upon  him  ;  but  the  confu- 
sion of  the  moment  did  not  enable  him  to  recall  the 
events  of  the  past,  and  he  waited. to  hear  the  complaint. 

"  Can  you  think  of  no  other  charge  which  might  be 
preferred  against  you?  "  continued  the  principal. 

"  I  cannot,  sir.  I  have  not  intended  to  do  anything 
wrong." 

"  Have  you  any  secret  which  you  have  tried  to  con- 
ceal from  your  shipmates?" 

"  Any  secret?"  replied  the  culprit,  puzzled  by  the 
question. 

"  While  you  were  engaged  in  rescuing  the  pas- 
sengers of  the  steamer,  did  any  event  occur  which  you 
have  tried  to  keep  to  yourself?  " 

ii  No,  sir,"  answered  Shuffles,  very  promptly.  "I 
apologized  to  Mr.  Ellis  for  my  disobedience  of  orders, 
and  assured  him  I  intended  no  disrespect." 

"  Did  you,  indeed?  I  was  not  aware  of  it,"  added 
Mr.  Lowington,  glancing  at  Ellis. 

The  coxswain  might  also  have  said  that  his  apology 
was  not  accepted ;  but  he  preferred  to  suffer  himself 
rather  than  place  his  officer  in  a  disagreeable  position. 
This  was  his  interpretation  of  the  divine  command, 
"  Love  your  enemies,"  which  he  had  more  than  learned 
by  heart. 

Mr.  Lowington  derived  some  hope  from  the  replies 
and  from  the  manner  of  Shuffles.  There  was  nothing 
in  his  words  or  his  looks  to  indicate  guilt.  The 
principal  then  questioned  him  very  particularly  in 
regard  to  his  conduct  when  the  attempt  was  made  to 
save  the  man  on  the  spar,  and  the  coxswain  minutely 
detailed  his  own  actions. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     Ill 

"  I  took  hold  of  the  man's  arm  and  tried  to  pull  him 
into  the  boat.  I  got  hold  of  him  near  the  shoulder," 
said  Shuffles  ;  "  but  the  man  di3  not  seem  to  help  me 
any.  I  tried  to  bring  his  hand  up  so  that  he  could 
grasp  the  gunwale  of  the  barge  ;  but  he  either  could 
not  or  would  not  lift  it.  Then  the  boat  lurched  in  the 
sea,  and  I  lost  my  hold.  I  was  obliged  to  let  go,  or  be 
thrown  overboard  as  Little  was." 

"  Didn't  the  man  give  you  something  before  you 
let  go?"  asked  Mr.  Lowington,  coming  nearer  to  the 
point  than  he  had  before. 

"  Give  me  something?  "  repeated  the  culprit.  "  He 
gave  me  a  hard  pull,  and  had  nearly  wrenched  my 
arms  oft'.  That's  all  he  gave  me.  I  don't  know  what 
you  are  driving  at,  sir." 

"  Didn't  the  man  hand  you  something,  which  he 
was  anxious  to  save." 

"  No,  sir ;  he  did  not.  I  don't  know  what  you 
mean,"  continued  Shuffles,  glancing  first  at  the  cap- 
tain and  Ellis,  then  at  Mr.  Lowington.  "  I  see  that 
I  am  charged  with  something  ;  I  have  not  the  least 
idea  what  it  is.  The  man  in  the  water  gave  me 
nothing,  and  I  don't  know  that  he  gave  anything  to 
anybody.     I  did  not  see  him  do  so." 

u  Have  you  any  money  about  you?  " 

"  No,  sir,"  replied  Shuffles,  promptly,  as  he  in- 
voluntarily turned  out  his  trousers  pockets,  and  then 
those  in  his  jackets 

"  Have  you,  at  any  time  since  the  burning  of  the 
steamer,  had  in  your  possession  a  bag  of  gold?" 

"  No,  sir." 

"  Have  you  seen  one  ?  " 


112  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  No,  sir." 

Then  the  case  was  tried  in  due  form.  The  charge 
was  repeated  by  the  principal,  and,  for  the  first  time, 
Little  appeared  as  the  chief  actor  in  the  tragedy.  He 
was  sent  for,  and  told  the  same  story  he  had  related  to 
Ellis.  The  man  on  the  spar  informed  him  that  he  had 
given  his  bag  of  gold  to  some  one  in  the  boat,  and  that 
was  the  reason,  it  appeared,  why  Shuffles  had  failed 
to  haul  him  in.  Little  declared  that  he  knew  nothing 
at  all  about  the  matter  except  wThat  the  man  had  told 
him.  He  had  been  directed  to  search  for  the  bag;  he 
had  done  so,  and  found  it  under  the  berth.  Unlike 
many  forward  witnesses,  he  did  not  presume  to  know 
too  much.  What  he  knew  he  was  sure  of;  and  he 
had  no  theories  or  suppositions  to  introduce.  Captain 
Haven  and  Ellis  had  both  seen  the  bag  of  gold,  and 
examined  its  contents,  so  that  his  testimony  was  fully 
confirmed. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  say  that  Shuffles  was  at  first 
appalled  and  confused  by  the  graveness  of  the  charge, 
in  which,  so  far  as  he  was  concerned,  there  was  not 
one  word  of  truth  ;  but,  conscious  of  his  innocence,  he 
soon  recovered  his  self-possession.  He  did  not  attempt 
to  stand  upon  the  defensive.  He  was  all  submission, 
which  made  it  the  more  difficult  for  the  principal  to 
resort  to  vigorous  measures.  The  culprit  looked  and 
acted  like  a  truthful  boy,  and,  in  spite  of  the  evidence, 
Mr.  Lowington  was  incredulous.  There  is  something 
in  innocence  which  resists  all  proof,  and  seems  to  as- 
sert itself  in  spite  of  all  testimony  against  it. 

Little  was  questioned  over  and  over  again.  What 
he  knew,  he  knew  ;  and  what  he  did   not  know,  he 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    II3 

would  not  say  anything  about.  The  meagre,  naked 
fact  that  the  man  told  him  he  had  handed  the  bag  of 
gold  to  the  person  in  the  boat  who  attempted  to  pull 
him  in,  and  the  equally  bare  fact  that  he  had  found 
the  bag  in  the  space  under  Berth  48,  Gangway  D, 
were  all  he  knew.  Beyond  these  he  would  not  go. 
He  had  not  seen  Shuffles  do  anything  strange  on 
board.  He  had  not  heard  him  say  anything.  Shuf- 
fles and  Little  were  required  to  leave  the  cabin,  but  to 
be  within  call. 

"Are  you  satisfied,  Captain  Haven?"  asked  the 
principal. 

"  No,  sir,  I  am  not,"  replied  the  commander, 
frankly. 

"Are  you,  Mr.  Ellis?" 

"  I  don't  see  what  has  become  of  the  bag ;  but  all 
except  that  seems  to  be  plain  enough,"  answered  the 
lieutenant. 

"  Sifting  the  matter  down  to  its  narrowest  basis,  the 
charge  rests  only  upon  the  evidence  of  Little,"  added 
Mr.  Lowington.  "  His  testimony  is  confirmed  by 
yours,  so  far  as  the  bag  of  gold  is  concerned.  That 
the  money  was  found  under  Shuffles's  berth  does  not 
prove  that  he  placed  it  there.  I  am  confident  the 
bag  of  gold  is  on  board  of  the  ship.  All  else  is  in  the 
dark.  One  word  more  :  I  believe  Shuffles  is  as  inno- 
cent of  the  charge  as  I  am.  Captain  Haven,  you  will 
pipe  to  muster.     Mr.  Ellis,  send  Shuffles  to  me." 

In  a  moment  the  boatswain's  whistle  sounded 
through  the  ship,  and  all  hands  repaired  to  their  sta- 
tions. Shuffles  reported  in  the  cabin,  but  was  re- 
quired to  remain  there.  All  the  instructors,  adult 
8 


114  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

forward  officers,  the  stewards,  the  chaplain,  and  the 
surgeon,  without  being  informed  of  the  charge  against 
the  coxswain,  were  required  to  search  the  steerage  for 
a  bag  of  gold.  Every  locker  was  turned  out,  all  the 
bedding  was  taken  from  the  berths,  and  ever}' aper- 
ture, crack,  and  corner,  every  article  of  clothing,  and 
even  every  pot  and  pan  in  the  kitchen,  was  examined. 
Of  course  the  bag  was  not  found. 

Then  every  officer  and  seaman  was  searched  ;  and, 
after  the  crew  had  been  ordered  into  the  rigging,  the 
deck  and  all  its  appliances  were  overhauled.  Even 
the  fire  engine  was  examined,  but  the  professors  who 
performed  this  part  of  the  search  were  not  even  aware 
that  the  plates  covering  the  top  of  the  cylinders  through 
which  the  plungers'  rods  passed,  could  be  removed. 
Little  had  an  awful  fit  of  trembling,  when,  from  the 
foretop,  he  looked  down  upon  this  operation  on  the 
engine  ;  but  the  agony  was  soon  over,  and  no  discov- 
ery was  made. 

The  search  created  a  tremendous  sensation  among 
the  students,  and  vainly  they  asked  each  other  for  in- 
formation in  regard  to  it.  Little,  for  his  own  sake, 
said  nothing,  and  the  two  officers  had  been  instructed 
to  keep  their  own  counsel.  When  the  examination 
was  concluded,  the  ship's  company  were  dismissed, 
and  returned  to  their  duties  on  deck  and  in  the  steer- 
age. Of  all  who  were  observing  these  movements, 
none  were  more  perplexed  than  the  officers  who  were 
in  the  secret.  It  was  singular  that  the  bag  had  not 
been  found.  Mr.  Lowington  returned  to  the  cabin, 
where  the  culprit  was  impatiently  waiting  to  hear  the 
result  of  the  charge, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     II5 

"  Shuffles,  you  know  all  the  testimony  in  this  case. 
Can  you  say  anything  to  relieve  yourself  or  explain 
the  matter?"  said  the  principal. 

"  I  cannot,  sir.  I  know  no  more  about  it  than  any 
one  else." 

"Have  you  had  any  difficulty  with  Little?" 

"  Not  a  particle,  sir.  He  professes  to  be  one  of  my 
best  friends.  Now,  I  do  remember  that  he  said  some- 
thing to  me  about  my  old  friends,  and  I  suspected,  for 
a  moment,  that  he  was  trying  to  draw  me  into  some 
mischief." 

The  principal  inquired  very  particularly  into  the 
circumstances  of  this  interview,  but  nothing  definite 
could  be  deduced  from  it.  He  was  not  willing  to  be- 
lieve that  Shuffles  was  guilty,  and  he  dismissed  him 
until  further  inquiry  should  elicit  more  evidence.  The 
intended  victim  of  the  conspiracy,  strange  as  it  may, 
perhaps,  seem,  was  much  less  disturbed  by  the  charge 
preferred  against  him  than  he  had  been  on  the  night 
before.  That  complaint  had  a  foundation  ;  this"  one 
had  none.  He  was  rather  amused  than  concerned  by 
it,  though  he  was  exceedingly  anxious  to  get  at  the 
root  of  the  whole  matter.  The  captain  had  seen  the 
bag  of  gold,  so  that  there  was  a  root  to  it  somewhere. 
He  had  no  suspicion  of  the  infamous  trickery  of  Little, 
and  was  more  willing  to  believe  that  the  young  villain 
was  playing  some  practical  joke  than  that  he  was 
seeking  to  injure  him. 

At  eight  bells  in  the  evening,  the  lights  on  Cape 
la  Heve,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Seine,  were  in  sight,  and 
a  French  pilot  boarded  the  ship  soon  after.  Though 
che  vessel  was  actually  in  charge  of  a  quarter  watch, 


II 6  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

all  hands  were  on  deck.  Those  who  were  to  go  on 
dut}r  at  ten  o'clock  seldom  turned  in  on  these  short 
passages,  for  they  had  six  hours  below,  in  good  weath- 
er, after  twelve.  The  ship's  company  had  hoped  to 
approach  their  destination  by  daylight ;  but  as  the 
head  wind,  during  the  day,  deprived  them  of  this 
pleasure,  they  made  the  most  of  the  night.  The 
coming  on  board  of  a  pilot  is  always  an  interesting 
event.  The  usual  surprise  of  men  of  his  calling  at 
finding  a  ship  worked  by  a  company  of  boys  was 
duly  and  properly  manifested,  and  the  boys  enjoyed 
his  astonishment.  He  talked  a  mongrel  English,  for 
Havre  has  an  immense  trade  with  the  United  States, 
and  a  large  portion  of  his  business  was  with  Ameri- 
can ships. 

While  so  many  of  the  students  were  amusing  them- 
selves with  the  pilot,  Shuffles  and  Little  were  perched 
upon  the  fore  crosstrees,  whither  they  had  gone  to 
finish  a  conversation  begun  upon  deck.  The  cox- 
swain had  taken  the  earliest  opportunity  to  approach 
the  little  villain  for  information  on  the  subject  which 
interested,  him  so  deeply. 

"  What  made  you  say  the  man  gave  me  that  bag 
of  money?"  asked  Shuffles,  as  he  met  Little  in  the 
waist. 

"What  made  me?"  replied  Little,  lightly.  "Do 
you  know  why  the  Dutchman  called   his  son  Hans?" 

"  No,  I  do  not." 

"  Well,  de  reason  why  I  calls  my  son  Hans  is  be- 
cause dat  is  his  name.  And  the  reason  why  I  said 
the  man  gave  you  the  bag,  was  because  he  did." 

"  That's  all  nonsense.  Little." 


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"  Perhaps  it  is  ;  but  didn't  the  captain  see  the  bag? 
Didn't  he  open  it  and  look  at  the  gold?  I  don't  know 
anything  about  it  except  what  the  man  told  me.  If 
he  lied  to  me,  it  is  not  mv  fault.  Do  you  think  it 
would  be  my  fault  if  he  lied  to  me?" 

"  Certainlv  not." 

"  I  should  say  not,"  added  Little,  triumphantly,  as 
though  that  settled   the  question  forever. 

u  But  the  man  did  not  give  me  the  gold,"  protested 
Shuffles. 

"  I  don't  know  anything  about  that,  I  tell  vou. 
Don't  I  keep  saying  so?  If  the  man  lied  to  me,  that 
was  not  my  fault,  as  you  have  yourself  acknowledged 
If  he  didn't  give  it  to  you,  he  must  have  given  it  to 
Ellis  ;  and  between  you  and  me,  Shuffles,  after  his 
treatment  of  you,  I  think  he  is  mean  enough  to  do 
such  a  thing." 

44  Ellis  was  standing  up  in  the  barge,  at  the  time, 
and  the  man  could  not  have  given  the  bag  to  him  ; 
and  I   am  sure   he   did    not  give   it  to   me." 

"  O,  dry  up,  Shuffles  !  You  are  a  good  fellow,  and 
I  know  it,  if  the  rest  of  the  fellows  don't.  You  were 
smart  when  "you  hid  that  bag,  after  the  flunkies  went 
for  the  principal." 

44  I  didn't  hide  it,"  replied  Shuffles. 

"  What's  the  use  of  taking  the  trouble  to  denv  it  to 
me?  It's  honor  bright  between  us,  and  I  would  be 
keelhauled  before  I  would  sav  anything  about  it. 
Didn't  I  see  you  £0  into  our  mess-room  two  minutes 
after  Ellis  and  the  captain  went  out?  I  might  have 
watched  you,  if  I  had  been  mean  enough  to  do  so, 
and  seen  where  you  put  the  spondoolicks." 


Il8  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  I'm  sorry  you  didn't." 

"  I  wouldn't  do  such  a  thing.  I'm  not  one  of  the 
lambs.  Only  the  spoonies  would  get  a  fellow  into  a 
scrape.  I  say,  Shuffles,  I  will  go  halves  with  you, 
and  help  you  out." 

"  You  don't  believe  what  you  are  saying." 

"  Don't  I?  You  will  believe  it  yourself  by  the  time 
fou  are  put  in  the  brig,  if  you  don't  now." 

Little  proceeded  to  rehearse  the  testimony  again  ; 
and  not  being  as  impartial  as  the  principal,  it  is  almost 
a  wonder  he  did  not  convince  Shuffles  that  he  had 
concealed  the  bag. 

"  I  see  just  what  you  are  up  to,  Shuffles,"  added 
the  conspirator.  "  You  are  going  to  quit  when  we 
get  to  Havre,  and  have  a  good  time  with  that  money. 
I  should  like  to  go  with  you,  if  I  had  the  stamps." 

"  Have  it  as  you  please,"  replied  Shuffles,  who 
found  it  useless  to  deny  anything. 

"  Won't  you  take  me  with  you  ?  " 

"  I  will  when  I  go." 

"  That's  right ;  I  thought  you  would  get  tired  of 
those  spoonies." 

u  Suppose  I  am  tired  of  them  —  what  then  ?  "  add- 
ed Shuffles,  wishing  to  draw  out  his  companion. 

"  Go  on  shore,  travel  on  your  own  account,  and 
have  a  good  time.  You  know  how  to  do  it  better 
than  any  fellow  in  the  squadron." 

"  Is  there  any  little  party  getting  up  for  such  an 
excursion  which  I  could  join  ?  " 

"  Perhaps  there  is ;  I  didn't  say  there  was,"  replied 
Little,  who  was  burning  to  gather  in  his  suspected 
shipmate. 


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"  How  are  they  going?  "  asked  Shuffles,  taking  the 
fact  for  granted. 

"  You  must  ask  therrt  ;  I  don't  know  anything  about 
it,"  laughed  Little.  "  I  had  an  idea  you  were  getting 
up  a  party  yourself,  by  your  laying  in  the  funds  to 
pay  the  expenses." 

"  No  ;  but  if  there  is  anything  of  the  kind  going 
on,  I  should  like  to  know  it." 

For  the  first  time  since  he  had  any  principles  to 
lean  upon,  Shuffles  was  embarrassed  by  them.  Three 
months  ago,  he  would  not  have  scrupled  to  worm 
himself  into  the  confidence  of  any  shipmate  for  the 
purpose  of  discovering  his  plans  and  intentions.  He 
wished  to  do  so  in  the  present  instance,  but  his  con- 
science revolted  at  the  thought  of  a  lie,  either  spoken 
or  acted.  What  Little  had  said  to  him  the  day  before, 
as  well  as  what  he  hinted  now,  assured  Shuffles  that 
some  mischief,  in  the  shape  of  a  runaway  expedition, 
was  brewing.  It  did  not  appear  in  what  manner  the 
bag  of  gold  was  connected  with  it,  but  there  was 
evidently  some  connection  between  them. 

"What  do  you  want  to  know  for?"  asked  Little. 

"  If  the  plan  suits  me,  I  might  want  to  join,  after 
what  has  happened,"  replied  Shuffles,  sorely  tempted 
to  deceive  the  rogue  at  his  side.  "  The  officers  are 
all  down  upon  me,  as  you  have  seen,  and  now  I  am 
charged  with  appropriating  this  money." 

"  I  wouldn't  stand  it.  Would  you  really  like  to  join 
a  party  ?  "  asked  the  little  villain,  eagerly. 

"  I  don't  know  yet,  till  I  hear  what  the  party  is,  and 
Where  they  are  going,"  answered  Shuffles ;  and  this 
answer  almost  choked  him,  for  he  realized  that  it  was 


120  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

not  in  accordance  with  the  high  standard  he  had  set 
up  for  his  guidance. 

"  One  of  those  twelve-oar  barges  would  be  just  the 
thing  for  such  an  excursion,"  suggested  Little.  "  We 
can  go  up  the  Seine,  and  land  where  we  please.  What 
do  you  think  of  it?  " 

"  Is  that  the  idea  ?  " 

"  That's  the  idea.  The  crew  of  the  commodore's 
barge  are  all  first-rate  fellows,  and  you  are  the  best 
one  in  the  crowd." 

"  How  is  it  to  be  managed?"  asked  Shuffles. 

"Just  as  soon  as  we  get  to  Havre,  the  boat  will  be 
sent  off  for  something.  If  we  all  understand  each 
other,  all  we  have  to  do  is  to  pull  up  the  river,  and  — 
let  them  wait  till  we  get  back,"  chuckled  Little. 

"  Will  the  barge's  crew  all  go?  "  asked  Shuffles. 

44  I  will  see  that  it  is  all  right  with  them.  You  are 
the  coxswain  of  the  commodore's  barge,  and  without 
you  we  couldn't  do  a  single  thing,"  added  Little,  ap- 
parently with  a  generous  burst  of  confidence. 

44  We  can  talk  it  over  after  we  get  into  the  boat," 
suggested  Shuffles.  "  But  suppose  there  should  be 
an  officer  with  us?" 

44  If  there  is,  we  shall  put  him  on  shore  at  some 
convenient  place,  where  he  won't  get  back  to  the  ship 
too  soon." 

The  only  part  of  the  programme  that  seemed  to  be 
improbable,  was  the  fact  that  some  of  the  steadiest 
and  most  reliable  boys  in  the  ship  belonged  to  the 
barge's  crew  ;  and  Shuffles  suggested  this  difficulty  to 
his  companion. 

44  There  are  only  two  fellows  we  can't  approach  — • 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.      121 

Willis  and  Hewins.  We  shall  put  them  ashore  with 
the  officer,  if  there  is  one.  We  shall  be  eleven  against 
three,  and  we  can  have*it  all  our  own  way,"  replied 
Little. 

All  obstacles  were  removed,  and  Shuffles  was  satis- 
fied that  he  had  discovered  a  mischievous  scheme.  He 
even  suspected  that  an  attempt  had  been  made  to 
"break  him  down,"  so  as  to  induce  him  to  join  the 
party.  The  fact  that  he  was  coxswain  of  the  barge, 
in  which  the  enterprise  was  to  be  carried  out,  helped 
him  out  in  the  solution  of  the  problem.  It  all  looked 
plausible  enough,  and  he  was  satisfied  so  far ;  but  he 
wished  to  know  more  of  the  details  of  the  affair. 
Little  was  perfectly  willing  to  give  them,  inventing 
them  as  he  went  along,  for  the  reader  needs  not  to  be 
told  that  the  scheme  was  "  bogus  ;  "  that  he  had  no 
more  intention  of  running  away  in  the  barge  than 
he  had  of  capturing  the  ship.  If  Shuffles  would  join 
in  the  supposed  expedition,  he  would  not  hesitate  to 
take  part  in  going  oft'  in  the  Josephine. 

But  Shuffles  had  not  yet  squarely  and  unequiv- 
ocally joined  the  party,  though  Little  was  very  much 
encouraged  by  his  seeming  willingness.  He  felt 
that  the  coxswain  must  be  disgusted  by  his  recent 
experience ;  and,  as  he  had  fully  relied  upon  his 
acquiescence,  he  was  the  more  ready  to  interpret 
favorably  his  words  and  his  actions  ;  but  he  was  too 
cautious  to  say  anything  about  the  real  issues,  or  even 
to  hint  at  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece. 

u  But  where  are  you  going  to  get  the  money  to  pay 
your  expenses?"  asked  Shuffles,  after  all  other  diffi- 
culties had  been  removed  by  the  ingenuity  of  his  ship- 
mate. 


122  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,   OR 

"  That's  one  of  the  reasons  why  we  want  you  to 
join  us,"  replied  the  little  villain,  eagerly. 

"Have  you  been  relying  upon  that  alone?"  asked 
the  coxswain. 

"  This  is  a  new  thing,  you  see.  We  haven't  talked 
it  over  till  to-day." 

"  But  suppose  I  don't  go  —  what  will  you  do  for 
money  then  ?  " 

"  I  don't  know,"  answered  Little,  blankly.  "  I 
suppose  we  shall  have  to  give  it  up." 

"  Haven't  you  any  money  ?  " 

"No,  not  a  red." 

"It  is  very  strange  that  you  should  get  up  such  an 
enterprise  without  thinking  of  any  way  to  pay  the 
expenses." 

"  We  are  not  so  green  as  that.  We  have  depended 
on  you  to  furnish  both  the  brains  and  the  money  for 
the  expedition.  That  bag  of  gold  will  keep  us  going 
for  a  month,  at  least." 

"I  dare  say  it  would." 

"  I  think  you  had  better  divide  it  among  the  fellows 
before  we  start." 

"  Perhaps  that  would  be  the  better  plan.  I  will 
consider  it." 

"  You  have  not  said  fairly  that  you  would  join  us, 
Shuffles." 

"  I  will  go  with  you  in  the  barge,"  replied  Shuffles, 
who,  as  coxswain  of  the  boat,  would  be  obliged  to 
do  so. 

The  reformed  student  was  not  satisfied  with  him- 
self, for  he  felt  that  he  had  deceived  the  rogue ;  but  he 
regarded  it  as  a  duty  he  owed  to  himself,  if  not  to  the 


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ship,  to  ferret  out  the  mystery  of  the  bag  of  gold.  He 
had  obtained  some  leading  ideas  on  the  subject  during 
this  interview,  and  when  all  hands  were  called  to  take 
in  sail  and  moor  the  ship,  he  was  glad  to  escape  the 
little  villain,  and  return  to  the  deck. 

He  did  not  believe  the  rogue  had  matured  the  de- 
tails of  a  runaway  trip  without  providing  the  means 
to  pay  the  expenses.  They  were  going  up  the  Seine 
in  the  barge,  but  of  course  their  objective  point  was 
Paris,  or  some  other  large  city  in  France.  Shuffles 
was  satisfied  that  the  bag  of  gold  was  to  constitute 
the  exchequer  of  the  party.  Who  had  it,  or  where 
it  was,  he  had  no  idea ;  but  he  was  confident  that 
when  the  expedition  started,  the  gold  would  be  in 
the  boat,  or  in  the  pockets  of  the  runaways.  If  the 
money  was  not  found  by  that  time,  it  would  be  dis- 
covered then. 

Whatever  Little  may  have  thought,  Shuffles  was 
not  disgusted  with  the  life  he  led.  Even  with  trouble 
hanging  over  him,  and  with  enemies  in  his  path,  he 
believed  that  a  good  life  was  happier  than  a  bad  one. 
He  was  pleased  with  the  information  he  had  obtained, 
but  not  with  the  means  by  which  he  had  obtained  it. 
He  felt  that  he  ought  to  have  trusted  to  the  truth 
alone  to  redeem  him  from  disgrace  and  suspicion. 

The  pilot  took  the  ship  into  the  Little  Roadstead, 
before  the  inner  harbor  of  Havre,  which  is  left  high 
and  dry  at  low  tide.  The  sails  were  furled,  and  she 
came  to  anchor.  The  Josephine  came  in  just  abreast 
of  her,  and  followed  her  example.  As  soon  as  the 
work  was  done,  and  everything  put  in  ship-shape 
order,  Shuffles   touched   his  cap  to  Mr.    Lowington, 


124  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

and  asked  an  interview  with  him.  In  the  state-room 
of  the  principal,  he  told  freely  all  that  had  transpired 
between  himself  and  Little. 

However  much  Mr.  Lowington  disapproved  of  the 
means  by  which  Shuffles  had  obtained  his  informa- 
tion, he  was  too  great  a  lover  of  discipline,  and  too 
anxious  to  discover  the  bag  of  gold,  to  neglect  the 
opportunity  now  presented  to  him  of  exposing  guilt 
and  defeating  a  mischievous  scheme.  He  promised 
Shuffles  that  on  the  following  evening  the  barge  should 
be  sent  to  the  shore  without  an  officer,  so  that  the 
whole  party  of  conspirators  could  be  captured.  The 
details  would  be  arranged  in  due  time. 

Shuffles  turned  in,  satisfied  that  the  bag  of  gold 
would  be  unearthed  before-  another  day  elapsed. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 

SOMETHING   ABOUT    THE    GEOGRAPHY   AND    INSTITU- 
TIONS   OF    FRANCE. 

THE  morning  light  revealed  to  the  students  on 
board  of  the  squadron  all  that  could  be  seen  of 
Havre.  The  wind  came  from  the  north-west,  and  the 
vessels  were  sheltered  by  the  headland,  from  which 
projects  Cape  la  Heve,  so  that  the  roadstead  was  tol- 
erably smooth,  and  the  motion  not  uncomfortable. 
The  lighthouses  on  the  cape  are  erected  upon  a  high, 
rocky  cliff,  three  hundred  feet  above  the  level  of  the 
sea,  and  its  scenery  was  very  attractive  to  the  tourists 
who  had  so  long  been  looking  out  upon  the  low  lands 
of  Holland  and  Belgium.  The  rocks  on  the  cape 
were  the  favorite  resort  of  Bernardin  de  St.  Pierre, 
author  of  "  Paul  and  Virginia,"  who  was  born  at 
Havre. 

The  Seine  at  its  mouth  is  about  four  miles  wide. 
The  tide  rises  and  falls  twenty  feet  on  an  average,  and 
the  current  is  very  rapid.  The  entrance  to  the  river 
is  obstructed  by  sand-bars,  piled  up  by  the  swift  flow 
of  the  waters ;  but  most  of  them  are  above  Havre. 
The  tide  phenomenon,  which  prevails  in  the  Ama- 
zon and  some  other  rivers,  called  the  bore^  may  be 
observed    in    the    estuary   of  the    Seine.     The   wave, 


126  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

sometimes  four  feet  high  in  the  spring  tides,  rushes 
furiously  up  the  river,  and  vessels  not  properly  pre- 
pared to  meet  it  are  liable  to  be  swamped  by  its  vio- 
lence. 

The  harbor  in  front  of  the  city  is  a  small  inlet,  the 
mouth  of  which  is  protected  by  jetties,  or  break- 
waters, extending  from  the  opposite  shores  towards 
each  other,  so  as  to  leave  only  a  narrow  passage  for 
vessels.  At  low  tide,  the  water  nearly  all  runs  out  of 
this  basin,  where,  at  high  tide,  ships  float  in  eighteen 
or  twenty  feet  of  water  in  the  deepest  parts.  From 
this  harbor,  called  the  Avant-Port,  open  the  immense 
docks  which  receive  all  the  shipping,  as  at  Liverpool, 
Bristol,  and  other  places.  The  French,  in  their  efforts 
to  compete  with  the  English,  have  devoted  a  great 
deal  of  attention  to  the  subject  of  navigation,  and  to 
the  improvement  and  safety  of  their  harbors.  At  all 
the  principal  ports  of  the  empire,  a  system  of  tidal 
signals  has  been  established,  by  which  vessels  coming 
in  are  apprised  of  the  depth  of  water  in  the  channels. 

Between  the  jetties  of  Havre  there  is  hardly  water 
enough  at  low  tide  to  float  a  jolly-boat,  and  the  depth 
is  precisely  indicated  to  the  approaching  vessels  by 
this  marine  telegraphy.  The  apparatus  consists  of  a 
mast,  with  a  yard  across  it,  upon  which  black  balls 
are  hoisted.  One  ball  at  the  intersection  of  the  mast 
and  yard  denotes  a  depth  of  ten  feet  between  the  jet- 
ties. Each  ball  under  this  one,  and  on  the  mast,  indi- 
cates an  additional  depth  of  three  and  a  quarter  feet. 
Each  ball  hoisted  above  the  first  adds  six  and  a  half 
feet  to  the  depth  indicated  by  the  single  one.  Each 
ball  on  the  left  yard-arm  denotes  an  extra  depth  of  ten 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     I  27 

inches  ;  on  the  right,  twenty  inches.  Sometimes  cer- 
tain signal  flags  are  used  to  convey  the  same  idea. 
When  the  state  of  the  sea  is  such  as  to  render  it  dan- 
gerous for  vessels  to  enter  the  port,  a  red  flag  is 
hoisted,  instead  of  the  balls. 

The  system  of  buoys  and  beacons  on  the  French 
coast  is  similar  to  that  adopted  by  England  and  the 
United  States,  but  it  is  more  comprehensive.  In 
entering  a  harbor,  all  red  buoys  are  to  be  left  on  the 
starboard  hand,  and  the  black  ones  on  the  port.  Bea- 
cons below  the  level  of  high  water  are  painted  white, 
and  each  one  has  its  number,  and  the  name  of  the 
rock  or  shoal  which  it  marks,  painted  upon  it. 

The  docks  of  Havre  were  the  especial  care  of  the 
first  Napoleon,  and  have  been  greatly  improved  and 
enlarged  by  his  successors.  The  largest  of  them  con- 
tains an  area  of  fourteen  or  fifteen  acres.  The  regular 
tions  for  vessels  within  them  are  very  strict.  Xo  fires 
or  lights  are  allowed  on  board,  and  it  is  even  forbidden 
to  smoke  on  a  ship's  deck.  Mr.  Lowington  was  not 
willing  to  dock  the  two  vessels  of  the  squadron,  for 
this  step  involved  the  necessity  of  boarding  all  hands 
on  shore,  and  it  would  be  impossible  to  keep  up  the 
discipline  under  such  circumstances.  It  was  his  in- 
tention to  lie  in  the  roadstead  as  long  as  the  weather 
permitted,  or  until  the  students  started  for  Paris,  and 
then  go  into  the  docks,  leaving  the  adult  forward  offi- 
cers to  attend  to  the  business.  It  was  Saturday  now, 
and  he  expected  to  leave  Monday  afternoon. 

Early  in  the  morning  Mr.  Arbuckle  was  landed 
from  the  Josephine.  The  baggage  of  his  family, 
which   had   been   hurried  forward  by  his   friends   in 


128  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

London,  had  already  arrived.  It  was  passed  through 
the  custom-house,  and  taken  on  board.  The  ladies 
of  the  party  were  thus  able,  for  the  first  time,  to  ap- 
pear on  deck. 

Immediately  after  breakfast,  the  signal,  "All  hands, 
attend  lecture  !  "  appeared  on  board  of  the  ship.  Mr. 
Arbuckle's  famity  wished  to  be  present  at  this  exer- 
cise, for  they  were  deeply  interested  in  the  routine  of 
the  Academy  squadron.  Places  were  assigned  to  them 
in  the  captain's  gig,  and  they  were  warmly  welcomed 
on  board  of  the  ship  by  the  principal.  Grace  had 
entirely  recovered  from  the  effects  of  the  disaster,  and 
looked  like  a  new  being.  She  inquired  for  Shuffles 
as  soon  as  she  went  on  board,  and  again  poured  forth 
her  thanks  for  the  important  service  he  had  rendered 
to  her. 

"  Mr.  Lowington,  I  desire  your  cooperation  in  car- 
rying out  a  little  plan  of  mine,  to  express  my  grati- 
tude to  the  brave  fellows  who  have  done  so  much  for 
me  and  mine,"  said  Mr.  Arbuckle,  as  the  students 
were  piping  into  the  steerage  to  hear  the  lecture  on 
France.- 

"  I  think  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  express  your 
gratitude  any  further  than  you  have  done  so,  but  I 
shall  be  happy  to  aid  you." 

"  I  intend  to  give  a  dinner  to  all  hands  on  board 
of  the  Josephine  this  afternoon,  if  practicable,  and 
another  to  the  crew  of  the  barge  which  saved  Grace, 
on  Monday,"  added  Mr.  Arbuckle. 

u  I  will  consent,  but  I  must  name  two  conditions  — 
that  you  give  them  no,  wine  or  money,"  laughed  the 
principal. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.      1 29 

"  I  will  agree  to  give  them  no  wine,  or  anything 
stronger  than  coffee.  In  regard  to  the  money,  I  will 
do  that  through  you,  or  with  your  knowledge  and 
consent." 

"Money  is  really  the  root  of  all  evil  with  our  stu- 
dents. When  their  pockets  are  full,  we  cannot  so 
easily  control  them.  They  run  away,  or  otherwise 
break  through  our  wholesome  discipline  ;  and  wine 
wras  not  made  for  boys." 

44  You  may  be  assured  I  will  not  transgress  any  of 
your  rules,  Mr.  Lowrington.  I  shall  take  the  liberty 
to  invite  all  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  Josephine  as 
soon  as  they  return  to  their  vessel.  Will  you  do  me 
the  favor  to  invite  the  officers  and  the  crew  of  the 
barge  for  Monday  ?  " 

44  I  w7ill,  with  pleasure,"  replied  Mr.  Lowington,  as 
he  conducted  his  guests  to  the  steerage. 

Mr.  Arbuckle,  anticipating  the  consent  of  the  prin- 
cipal, had  ordered  the  entertainment  for  the  Josephine 
at  the  Hotel  de  l'Europe,  while  he  was  on  shore.  He 
was  a  very  wealthy  man,  as  he  was  a  very  liberal  one. 
He  was  deeply  impressed  with  his  obligations  to  the 
squadron,  and  the  dinners  to  which  he  had  invited 
those  wTho  had  been  directly  instrumental  in  saving 
the  lives  of  his  family  were  onlv  the  beginning:  of 
what  he  intended  to  do,  and  of  what,  so  far  as  the 
circumstances  would  permit,  he  did  do. 

On  the  foremast,  in  the  steerage,  hung  a  large  map 
of  France,  and  before  it  stood  Mr.  Mapps,  the  in- 
structor in  geography  and  history.  He  was  involun- 
tarily rubbing  his  hands,  for  this  gentleman  was  now 
in  his  element.     Like  many  other  teachers,  he  took 

9 


I30  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

greater  pleasure  in  talking  to  the  whole  school  than 
in  the  dry  details  of  single  classes. 

"  Young  gentlemen,"  he  began,  taking  up  his  point- 
er, "  France  is  a  great  country  ;  and  so  eventful  has 
been  its  history,  that  the  brief  period  allotted  to  this 
lecture  will  only  permit  me  to  skim  over  the  subject 
in  the  most  unsatisfactory  manner.  In  shape,  France 
is  an  irregular  pentagon,  whose  five  sides  are  approxi- 
mately bounded  as  follows :  On  the  north-east  by 
Belgium  and  the  German  provinces  of  Rhenish  Prus- 
sia and  Bavaria  ;  on  the  east  by  the  German  province 
of  Baden,  by  Switzerland,  and  the  kingdom  of  Italy  ; 
on  the  south  by  the  Mediterranean  Sea  and  Spain  ; 
on  the  west  by  the  Bay  of  Biscay  ;  and  on  the  north- 
west by  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  the  English  Channel. 

"  The  distance  from  its  most  northern  to  its  most 
southern  point  is  six  hundred  miles.  From  its  most 
eastern  to  its  most  western  point  it  is  five  hundred 
and  eighty-two  miles,  though  between  the  Bay  of 
Biscay  and  the  Italian  frontier  the  distance  is  only 
three  hundred  and  sixty  miles.  It  has  a  coast  line  of 
one  thousand  five  hundred  and  thirty  miles.  It  has 
an  area  of  two  hundred  thousand  square  miles.  It  is 
larger  than  the  ten  eastern  and  middle  states  of  our 
own  country  united.  Add  Indiana,  and  the  area  of 
the  eleven  states  would  about  equal  that  of  France. 
The  four  states  of  Georgia,  Alabama,  Mississippi, 
and  Louisiana  have  also  about  the  same  territory  as 
France.  Its  population  exceeds  that  of  the  United 
States  by  about  seven  millions. 

"  France  has  every  variety  of  surface,  from  the  low 
and  marshy  land  of  the  west  to  the  mountainous  re- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.      I3I 

gions  of  the  east  and  south.  Most  of  it  presents 
about  the  same  physical  features  as  New  England, 
the  country  being  diversified  by  frequent  elevations. 
Its  highest  mountains  are  on  the  eastern  and  southern 
borders.  The  Pyrenees,  between  France  and  Spain, 
are  a  continuation  of  the  Asturian  Mountains.  This 
range  extends  through  Europe,  being  connected  with 
the  Alps  by  the  Cevennes,  Cote  d'Or,  Vosges,  and 
Jura  chains.  On  the  east  are  the  Alps,  subdivided 
into  a  great  many  minor  ranges',  as  the  Pennine,  the 
Graian,  and  the  Cottian  Alps.  The  highest  peak  of 
the  Pyrenees  in  France  is  about  eleven  thousand  feet. 
Until  the  recent  annexation  of  the  Italian  provinces  of 
Savoy  and  Nice,  Mount  Olan  was  the  highest  moun- 
tain in  France  ;  but  now  Mont  Blanc,  in  Savoy,  the 
highest  in  Europe,  lies  within  its  limits.  Its  height  is 
fifteen  thousand  seven  hundred  and  fifty  feet.  I  hope 
you  will  see  it. 

"  Let  me  call  your  attention  for  a  moment  to  the 
interior  mountain  ranges  of  France,"  added  the  pro- 
fessor, pointing  to  them  on  the  map.  "  The  Cevennes 
and  Cote  d'Or  ranges  divide  the  country  into  two 
unequal  parts,  and  form  the  water-shed  between  the 
Atlantic  and  the  Mediterranean  Sea.  From  the 
Cevennes  branch  out  the  Auvergne  Mountains,  which 
extends  north-west  in  the  centre  of  France. 

"  Among  these  mountains  rise  the  principal  rivers, 
the  Seine,  the  Loire,  the  Garonne,  and  the  Rhone. 
The  Rhine  separates  France  from  Germany  on  the 
east.  The  Meuse,  Scheldt,  and  Moselle  rise  in  this 
country,  and  flow  into  Belgium  and  Germany.  The 
Rhone,  five  hundred  and  thirty -four  miles  long,  rises 


^33  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

in  Switzerland,  and  flows  into  the  Mediterranean.  In 
passing  through  the  Jura  Mountains,  it  descends  into 
a  deep  chasm,  and  at  low  water  disappears  from 
view  ;  but  when  the  river  is  high  the  water  flows  over 
the  rocks.  The  place  is  called  the  Perte  du  Rhone. 
It  -is  navigable  three  hundred  and  sixty  miles,  and 
is  connected  with  the  Rhine,  Seine,  Loire,  and  Ga- 
ronne by  canals,  so  that  boats  on  one  of  these  rivers 
can  make  their  way  to  either  of  the  others,  and  mer- 
chandise may  be  transported  from  Paris  to  Marseilles, 
or  from  Strasburg  to  Bordeaux. 

"  The  Seine,  about  five  hundred  miles  long,  rises  in 
the  Vosges  Mountains,  and  is  navigable  for  small  craft 
for  three  hundred  and  fifty  miles.  The  Loire,  six  hun- 
dred and  forty  miles  in  length,  rises  on  the  Spanish 
side  of  the  Pyrenees,  and  is  navigable  for  boats  about 
four  hundred  miles.  The  Garonne,  three  hundred 
and  eighty-four  miles  long,  also  rises  in  Spain,  and  is 
navigable  to  Toulouse,  about  a  hundred  and  fifty  miles 
from  the  sea.  All  these  rivers  are  noted  for  the  beauty 
of  their  scenery  and  the  lovely  landscapes  which  bor- 
der them.  The  navigation  of  them  is  very  much  in- 
terrupted by  shoals  ;  the  Loire,  near  its  head  waters,  is 
sometimes  left  high,  and  dry,  and  at  others  so  over- 
flowed, that,  on  account  of  its  furious  current,  it  is  im- 
passable. Great  efforts  have  been  made  to  improve 
these  rivers  by  dikes,  dredging,  and  dams ;  but  in  the 
American  sense  of  the  word,  they  can  hardly  be  con- 
sidered navigable. 

"  With  this  meagre  view  of  the  face  of  the  coun- 
try, let  us  glance  at  its  political  divisions  and  its 
government.     France  formerly  contained  thirty-three 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     1 33 

provinces,  with  the  names  of  many  of  which  you  are 
familiar,  as  Normandy,  Brittany,  Lorraine,  Cham- 
pagne, Picardy,  Poitou,  Anjou,  Burgundy,  Gascony, 
and  Dauphine.  You  still  hear  these  terms  used  ;  but 
they  have  now  no  political  significance,  and  no  such 
divisions  are  legally  recognized.  They  have  been  cut 
up  into  smaller  territories,  called  departments.  France 
now  contains  eighty-nine  of  these  divisions,  which  are 
practically  equivalent  to  counties  in  the  United  States 
and  England,  each  having  its  specific  name.  The 
ancient  provinces  include  from  one  to  five  of  these 
departments. 

"  Each  department  has  a  government  of  its  own,  at 
the  head  of  which  is  a  prefect,  who  is  assisted  by  a 
council.  The  eighty-nine  departments  are  subdivided 
into  three  hundred  and  seventy-three  arrondissements, 
two  thousand  nine  hundred  and  forty-one  cantons*  and 
thirty-seven  thousand  five  hundred  and  forty-eight 
communes  or  villages.  Each  arro?zdissement  has  a 
sub-prefect,  who  is  responsible  to  the  prefect  of  the 
department,  and  the  communes  are  governed  by  a 
mayor  and  a  town  council.  Each  arrondissement 
has  its  high  court,  and  each  canton  its  police  court. 

"  The  government  of  France  is  nominally  a  con- 
stitutional or  limited  monarchy  ;  but  practically  it  is 
an-absolute  monarchy.  Doubtless  all  the  forms  of  the 
constitution  are  complied  with  ;  but  it  hardly  admits 
of  any  independent  action  on  the  part  of  the  people. 
The  crown  is  hereditary  in  the  Bonaparte  family, 
though  females  are  excluded  from  the  throne.  The 
constitution  recognizes  five  powers  in  the  government, 
of  each  of  which  I  will  say  a  word. 


134  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,   OR 

"First.  The  emperor  is  vested  with  the  entire  ex- 
ecutive power.  He  is  not  responsible  for  the  acts  of 
the  government,  according  to  the  pleasing  fiction  of 
monarchies.  He  cannot  be  arrested  or  held  to  an- 
swer for  any  of  his  acts ;  but  his  ministers  must  bear 
the  blame  when  anything  goes  wrong.  He  appoints 
and  discharges  his  ministers,  pardons  criminals,  and 
all  honors  and  dignities  in  the  state  are  derived  from 
him.  He  is  commander-in-chief  of  the  army  and  the 
navy,  and  may  make  war  or  peace  at  his  imperial 
pleasure.  He  negotiates  treaties  with  other  powers, 
and  nominates  the  persons  who  are  to  fill  the  offices  in 
the  empire.  All  the  courts  are  conducted  in  his  name, 
and  he  has  the  sole  right  to  introduce  legislative  busi- 
ness, and  no  law  is  voted  upon  unless  approved  by 
him.  No  person  can  be  employed  in  the  public 
service  without  taking  the  oath  of  allegiance,  not  to 
France,,  but  to  the  emperor.  You  perceive  that  he 
m^y  have  it  ail  his  own  way. 

"Second.  In  the  discharge  of  his  executive  func- 
tions, the  emperor  employs  eleven  ministers,  who  hold 
office  at  his  majesty's  pleasure.  Their  duties  are 
strictly  defined  by  imperial  decrees,  and  correspond 
with  those  of  similar  officers  in  our  own  country,  ex- 
cept that  there  is  a  Minister  of  the  Imperial  House  — 
of  which  we  have  no  need  —  and  a  Minister  of  Public 
Instruction,  and  of  Agriculture,  Commerce,  and  Public 
Works,  which  we  include  in  other  departments.  The 
Minister  of  State  is  the  Premier,  and  communications 
between  the  emperor  and  the  other  ministers,  as  well 
as  the  Senate  and  legislative  body,  must  be  through 
him. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     I35 

"  The  emperor  and  the  ministers  constitute  the 
executive  branches  of  the  government.  The  legisla- 
tive branch,  which  is  under  the  control  of  the  execu- 
tive, is  composed  of  three  bodies. 

'•''Third.  The  Council  of  State  is  composed  of  be- 
tween forty  and  fifty  members,  appointed  by  the 
emperor,  and  holding  office  at  his  pleasure.  They 
present  to  the  legislative  body  •  the  business  upon 
which  it  is  to  act,  draught  laws,  and  introduce  bills, 
under  the  direction  of  the  emperor  and  his  ministers. 
Certain  of  their  number  are  appointed  to  advocate  the 
bills  offered,  and  to  defend  the  governmental  action. 
They  receive  a  salary  of  twenty-five  thousand  francs, 
or  five  thousand  dollars. 

"Fourth.  The  Legislative  Chambers,  or,  as  former- 
ly called,  the  Chamber  of  Deputies,  is  the  nearest 
approach  to  a  popular  body  to  be  found  in  France. 
The  members  are  elected  by  the  people  at  the  rate  of 
one  for  thirty-five  thousand  voters.  This  body  is 
composed  of  three  hundred  and  seventy-six  members. 
They  are  chosen  for  six  years,  and  receive  five  hun- 
dred dollars  for  every  month  of  actual  service.  It  is 
the  duty  of  this  body  to  discuss  and  accept  or  reject 
such  bills  as  are  laid  before  it  by  the  Council  of  State, 
and  to  vote  the  money  for  the  use  of  the  govern- 
ment. This  body  cannot  receive  petitions  from  the 
people,  and  is  called  together,  adjourned,  and  dissolved 
by  the  emperor. 

"Fifth.  The  Second  Assembly,  usually  called  the 
Senate,  is  composed  of  men  of  eminent  gravity,  who 
are  supposed  to  act  as  a  check  upon  the  legislative 
body,     and    in    some     respects    corresponds    to    the 


I36  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

Senate  of  the  United  States,  or  the  House  of  Lords  in 
England.  The  Senate  cannot  'have  more  than  one 
hundred  and  fifty  members.  The  cardinals  of  the 
Catholic  church  in  France,  the  marshals,  and  the 
admirals,  are  members  in  virtue  of  their  positions, 
and  the  others  are  nominated  by  the  emperor.  The 
dignity  is  for  life,  and  cannot  be  revoked,  though  mem- 
bers may  resign.  They  receive  a  salary  of  thirty 
thousand  francs,  or  six  thousand  dollars,  a  year.  The 
Senate  acts  upon  all  measures  passed  by  the  inferior 
legislative  body,  and  no  bill  can  become  a  law  with- 
out its  sanction  or  approval.  —  Well,  Captain  Ken- 
dall, what  do  you  wish?"  asked  the  professor,  when 
he  saw  that  the  commander  of  the  Josephine  was 
trying  to  propose  a  question. 

u  I  wras  reading  last  evening  that  the  Constitution 
of  France  was  modified  by  the  senatus-consulte  of 
November  2,  1852.  What  does  senatus-consulte 
mean?  " 

"  The  Senate,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
ministers,  may  propose  any  change  in  the  Constitu- 
tion ;  and  when  such  change  is  approved  by  the 
emperor,  it  is  called  a  Senatus  consultu?n.  The 
Senate  is  declared  to  be  the  guardian  of  the  Constitu- 
tion, of  religion,  public  morals,  freedom  of  conscience, 
individual  liberty,  and  equality  of  all  citizens  before 
the  laws.  This  body  alone  has  the  right  to  receive 
petitions  from  the  people  ;  and  being  appointed  for 
life,  with  a  handsome  salary,  the  members  are  not 
likely  to  disturb  his  majesty  by  any  pertinacious  at- 
tempts to  redress  grievances.  Under  a  good  man  on 
the  throne,   such   a    government   might    be  just    and 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.   I37 

equal ;  under  a  bad  one,  it  might  be  the  worst  it  is 
possible  to  conceive  of. 

„w  As  in  Belgium,  all  religions  are  tolerated,  and  the 
Roman  Catholics,  Protestants,  and  Jews  are  assisted 
with  money  stipends,  by  the  government,  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  clergy.  Before  the  revolution  the  Catho- 
lic church  in  France  held  one  third  of  the  landed 
property.  The  government  took  possession  of  its 
real  estate,  and  the  money  now  paid  for  the  main- 
tenance of  religion  seems  to  be  a  commutation  for 
the  former  revenues  of  the  church.  Of  the  popula- 
tion of  France,  thirty-five  and  a  half  millions  are 
Roman  Catholics,  one  and  a  half  millions  are  Prot- 
estants, and  one  hundred  and  fifty-six  thousand  are 
Jews.  The  Catholics  receive  from  the  government 
ten  million  dollars  a  year,  the  Protestants  three  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  and  the  Jews  in  their  propor- 
tion. Besides  these  sums,  each  sect  has  its  own  private 
resources,  and  the  total  revenue  of  the  Catholic  church 
is  estimated  at  twenty  million  dollars. 

"  The  Catholic  church  in  France  has  seventeen 
archbishops  and  sixty-seven  bishops.  The  archbishop 
of  Paris  has  a  salary  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  the 
other  archbishops  four  thousand,  and  the  bishops 
three  thousand  dollars.  Six  of  these  prelates  are  also 
cardinals,  and  in  virtue  of  this  office  receive  an  addi- 
tional stipend  of  two  thousand  dollars,  besides  being 
ex  officlis  senators,  with  a  further  salary  of  six  thou- 
sand dollars.  Other  Catholic  clergy,  including  vicars- 
general,  canons,  cures,  and  desservants,  or  curates, 
receive  from  five  hundred  dollars  down  to  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  dollars  a  year. 


I38  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,#  OR 

"  Great  improvement  has  been  made  in  the  French 
system  of  education  within  the  last  generation.  It  is 
under  the  charge  of  the  Minister  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, who  makes  an  annual  report  of  its  condition  and 
progress.  In  Massachusetts  there  are  about  one  hun- 
dred and  ninety  pupils  in  the  public  schools  for  every 
thousand  of  the  population.  In  France,  in  1S32,  there 
were  fifty-nine  to  a  thousand  ;  in  1863,  one  hundred 
and  sixteen  to  a  thousand.  In  1866,  thirty  per  cent, 
of  the  conscripts,  or  drafted  soldiers,  could  not  read. 
But  the  intelligence  of  the  people  in  different  depart- 
ments of  France  varies  as  much  as  in  different  parts 
of  the  United  States.  In  fourteen  of  the  eighty-nine 
departments  only  seven  per  cent,  of  the  conscripts 
could  not  read  ;  in  thirteen  others,  fifty-eight  per  cent, 
could  not  read ;  and  other  departments  vary  between 
these  —  the  highest  and  the  lowest. 

"  France  is  divided  into  sixteen  districts,  each  having 
its  academy  or  university,  in  which  the  higher  branches 
of  learning  are  pursued,  including  theology,  law,  and 
medicine.  In  1863,  there  were  eighty-two  thousand 
establishments  for  primary  instruction,  —  equivalent  to 
the  high,  grammar,  and  primary  schools  of  the  large 
towns  of  the  United  States,  —  which  instructed  two 
million  six  hundred  thousand  children.  These  are 
supported  by  the  communes,  but  are  not  entirely  free, 
only  one  third  being  admitted  without  charge,  and 
two  thirds  paying  small  tuition  fees.  Normal  schools 
for  the  preparation  of  teachers  are  provided  in  nearly 
all  the  departments.  The  average  annual  salary  of 
female  teachers  in  France  is  one  hundred  and  thirty 
dollars.     They  do  not  board  at  the  Grand  Hotel ! 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    13^ 

"  France  is  noted  for  its  institutions  of  learning, 
among  the  most  celebrated  of  which  is  the  Polytech- 
nic School  at  Paris,  where  naval,  military,  and  civil 
engineers  are  educated.  There  are  many  establish- 
ments for  the  special  instruction  of  students  in  the 
practical  sciences,  particularly  those  relating  to  the 
various  departments  of  engineering,  the  mines,  manu- 
factures, forests,  agriculture,  and  similar  topics. '* 

"  What  is  the  French  Academy  ? "  asked  Terrill. 
"  I  see  it  mentioned  on  the  title-page  of  all  the  French 
dictionaries." 

"It  was  established  in  1635,  by  Cardinal  Richelieu, 
for  the  care  of  the  French  language.  It  was  com- 
posed of  forty  members,  who  met  three  times  a  week 
in  the  palace  of  the  Louvre,  to  regulate  the  use  of 
words.  After  fifty  years  of  debate,  it  completed,  in 
1694,  the  Dictionary  of  the  French  Language,  which 
has  been  the  basis  of  all  subsequently  issued.  It  has 
been  abolished  and  revived  several  times,  and  now 
exists  under  the  title  of  Inst  Hut  de  France.  It  in- 
cludes five  academies,  each  of  which  has  in  its  charge 
one  or  more  branches  of  art,  science,  and  letters.  It 
has  two  hundred  and  seventeen  members,  —  each  of 
whom  receives  a  salary  of  three  hundred  dollars,- — 
and  seven  secretaries.  It  has  also  certain  honorary 
members,  who  are  not  paid,  and  over  two  hundred 
correspondents,  who  assist  in  collecting  valuable  in- 
formation. 

" U 'Academie  Frangaise,  composed  of  forty  mem- 
bers, has  the  care  of  the  French  language,  and  all  that 
relates  to  grammar,  rhetoric,  poetry,  and  the  classics. 
It  gives  a  prize  of  two  thousand  dollars  every  year  to 


14O  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  author  of  the  best  work  on  public  morals,  and 
another  of  the  same  sum  to  the  person  of  the  laboring 
classes  who  is  adjudged  to  have  performed  the  most 
virtuous  action.  Every  other  year  it  makes  a  present 
of  three  hundred  dollars  to  some  needy  genius  who 
deserves  such  encouragement. 

" & Academie  des  Inscriptions  et  Belles  Lettres, 
with  forty  members,  devotes  itself  to  the  study  of  laws, 
history,  chronology,  medals,  inscriptions,  monuments, 
and  ancient  documents.  It  gives  prizes  for  the  best 
essays  on  the  topics  within  its  control. 

41 £J 'Academie  des  Sciences  has  sixty-Ike  members, 
and  has  the  natural  sciences  in  its  care.  It  gives  prizes 
for  papers  on  physiology,  statistics,  mechanics,  and 
kindred  sciences,  and  one  to  the  best  scholar  in  the 
Polytechnic  School. 

"  L?  Academie  des  Beaux  Arts  has  the  fine  arts  in 
its  keeping,  and  gives  prizes  for  the  best  painting, 
sculpture,  engraving,  architectural  design,  and  musi- 
cal composition. 

"Z1 'Academie  des  Sciences  Morals  et  Politiques, 
attends  to  moral  and  general  philosophy,  political 
economy,  statistics,  law,  and  history,  and  gives  one 
prize  every  year  for  the  best  production  relating  to 
its  branches. 

"  Once  in  five  years  the  Institut  bestows  the  gov- 
ernment prize  of  two  thousand  dollars  for  the  most 
useful  invention  which  has  appeared  within  that  period. 
It  will  thus  be  seen  that  this  grand  institution  fosters 
and  encourages  noble  deeds  and  useful  inventions,  as 
well  as  art,  science,  and  literature. 

"  The  army  of  France  on  the  peace  footing  is  com- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    14V 

posed  of  four  hundred  and  four  thousand  men  ;  on  the 
war  footing,  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  men. 
The  soldiers  are  drawn  by  conscription,  and  are  liable 
to  be  drafted  at  the  age  of  twenty-one.  One  hundred 
and  sixty  thousand  men  are  drafted  every  year,  of 
whom  one  half  serve  for  five  years  in  the  regular  army 
and  four  years  in  the  army  of  reserve.  The  other  half 
serve  five  years  in  the  army  of  reserve  and  four  in  the 
National  Garde  Mobile,  the  latter  of  which  can  be 
called  into  actual  service  only  by  special  law  or  the 
decree  of  the  emperor.  A  drafted  man  may  escape 
service  by  paying  five  hundred  dollars  to  the  govern- 
ment for  a  substitute. 

u  The  French  navy  contains  three  hundred  and  sixty- 
eight  vessels,  afloat  or  in  process  of  building,  including 
transports  and  despatch  boats  ;  but  not  more  than  one 
third  of  this  number  are  effective  sea-going  war  ves- 
sels. The  approaches  of  the  French  coast  are  guarded 
by  twenty-seven  forts  and  three  hundred  and  forty-four 
batteries.  The  navy  is  composed  of  about  fifty  thou- 
sand officers  and  seamen,  and  every  seafaring  man, 
between  twenty  and  forty  years  of  age,  with  a  few 
exceptions,  is  liable  to  be  drafted  into  its  service. 

"  Young  gentlemen,  as  I  am  not  half  done,  you  may 
take  a  recess  of  fifteen  minutes,"  added  Mr.  Mapps,  as 
he  folded  up  his  papers,  and  retired  from  his  rostrum. 

The  students  went  on  deck,  but  in  a  quaiter  of  an 
hour  were  piped  back  again. 


142  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER   IX. 

AN    EPITOME    OF    THE    HISTORY    OF   FRANCE. 

44  TN  order  to  give  you   an   idea  of  the  productive 

X  industry  of  France,  young  gentlemen,  I  will 
mention  a  few  of  the  articles  in  the  order  of  their  im- 
portance," continued  the  professor,  as  he  resumed  his 
place.  "  First,  silk  goods  ;  second,  wines  ;  third,  wool- 
len goods  ;  fourth,  fancy  goods,  including  toys,  gloves, 
wood  work,  umbrellas,  &c. ;  fifth,  linen  goods;  sixth, 
dressed  skins ;  seventh,  ,  cotton  goods  ;  and,  eighth, 
brandies  and  other  spirits.  Its  principal  imports  are 
corn  and  flour,  raw  cotton,  raw  wool,  and  lumber. 
—  Who  is  the  present  emperor?"  asked  Mr.  Mapps, 
with  sudden  energy,  as  if  he  were  as  glad  to  escape 
dry  details  as  his  pupils. 

"  Napoleon  III. !  "  shouted  the  crowd  of  students. 

"Who  is  he?" 

"  The  nephew  of  his  uncle." 

u  Who  was  his  uncle?"  laughed  the  professor. 

u  Napoleon  Bonaparte." 

"  Napoleon  I.  Who  was  Napoleon  II.,  since  the 
present  emperor  is  Napoleon  III.?" 

"  Napoleon  Bonaparte's  son,  the  King  of  Rome, 
or  Duke  de  Reichstadt,  as  he  was  called  in  Austria," 
replied  Paul  Kendall.     "  He  died  when  he  was  twen* 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  1 43 

ty-one.  His  father  abdicated  in  his  favor  in  1814, 
but  as  the  allies  never  admitted  his  title  of  Napoleon 
II.,  he  did  not  assume  it." 

"  When  the  present  emperor  was  recognized  by  the 
governments  of  Europe,  no  objection  was  made  to  his 
title.  Napoleon  I.  had  four  brothers — Joseph,  King 
of  Naples  and  of  Spain,  Louis,  King  of  Holland, 
Jerome,  King  of  Westphalia,  and  Lucien,  who  de- 
clined the  throne  of  Italy.  The  first  emperor,  you 
know,  married  Josephine,  the  widow  of  Viscount 
Beauharnais,  who  had  two  children,  Hortense  and 
Eugene  Beauharnais.  Louis,  King  of  Holland,  mar- 
ried Hortense,  and  the  present  emperor  is  their  son. 
He  was  born  in  Paris,  in  1S08,  and  led  an  eventful 
life.  He  was  educated  principally  in  Switzerland, 
and  has  been  concerned  in  several  insurrections. 

"  He  had  been  a  great  favorite  with  his  imperial 
uncle  as  a  child  ;  and  the  emperor,  setting  aside  the 
natural  descent,  had  named  his  brother  Louis  as  his 
successor.  The  death  of  his  elder  brother  in  183 1, 
and  of  the  Duke  de  Reichstadt  in  1832,  made  him  heir 
to  the  throne  of  Napoleon  I.  This  fact  stimulated  his 
ambition,  and  fired  his  soul  with  a  desire  to  win  the 
imperial  honors.  He  used  every  effort  to  conciliate 
the  French  people,  and  wrote  books  to  demonstrate 
the  necessity  of  the  empire  ;  but  not  satisfied  with  this 
slow  process  of  spreading  his  '  Napoleonic  ideas,' 
he  sought  to  vitalize  them  by  a  revolution. 

For  attempting  to  get  up  a  rebellion  in  1S36,  at 
Strasbourg,  he  was  sent  an  exile  to  America  ;  but  he 
returned  to  Europe  in  less  than  a  year.  In  1S40  he 
made  another  effort  to  create  an  insurrection  at  Bou- 


144         PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

logne,  for  which  he  was  condemned  to  perpetual 
imprisonment.  After  a  confinement  of  six  years, 
he  escaped  from  the  fortress  of  Ham,  and  resided 
in  England,  until  the  revolution  of  1848,  when  he 
hastened  to  Paris,  again  to  seek  his  destiny.  He  was 
chosen  a  deputy  to  the  National  Assembly,  and  then 
elected  president  of  the  republic. 

"  His  government  was,  nominally,  republican,  but 
he  was  steadily  at  work  to  carry  out  his  personal 
schemes.  He  began  to  exercise  his  power  rather 
arbitrarily,  and  some  differences  between  the  presi- 
dent and  the  deputies,  which  soon  grew  into  a  rup- 
ture, ensued.  Suddenly,  on  the  night  of  December  2, 
1851,  Paris  was  declared  to  be~  in  a  state  of  siege  by 
the  president ;  the  Assembly  was  dissolved,  and  nearly 
two  hundred  of  the  members  arrested,  the  leading 
ones  being  taken  from  their  beds,  and  hurried  to 
prison.  People  who  were  disposed  to  defend  them 
were  shot  down  by  the  soldiers.  This  was  the  coup 
d'etat.  At  the  same  time  a  decree,  granting  uni- 
versal suffrage,  was  promulgated,  and  Louis  nominated 
himself  to  the  presidency  for  ten  years.  He  had 
the  good  fortune  to  be  elected,  which  was  not  very 
strange,  under  the  circumstances.  But  the  dignity 
of  Prince  President  did  not  satisfy  him,  and  he  still 
bent  himself  steadily  to  the  purpose  of  reestablishing 
the  empire.  He  won  over  a  sufficient  number  of 
partisans  to  accomplish  his  purpose  ;  and  then  the 
Senate  called  upon  him  to  assume  the  title  of  Em- 
peror;  which,  however,  he  was  not  willing  to  do, 
until  the  people  had  again  gone  through  the  formality 
of  an  election.     By  a  vote  of  nearly  eight  millions  for 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     I45 

him,  to  about  two  hundred  thousand  against  him,  he 
was  chosen  hereditary  emperor.  On  the  ist  of  De- 
cember, 1852,  he  accepted  the  imperial  dignity,  and 
assumed  the  title  of  'Napoleon  III.,  Emperor  of  the 
French.' 

44  He  married  Eugenie  Marie  de  Montigo.  They 
have  only  one  child,  Napoleon  Eugene  Louis,  who  is 
styled  the  Prince  Imperial,  born  in  1856.  The  em- 
peror has  two  cousins  at  court  —  the  Princess  Ma- 
thilde,  daughter  of  Jerome,  and  Prince  Napoleon 
Joseph,  son  of  Jerome  —  who  married  Clotilde,  daugh- 
ter of  Victor  Emmanuel  II.,  King  of  Italy.  He  has 
been  nicknamed  '  Plon-plon,'  and  visited  the  United 
States  a  few  years  ago. 

"  Napoleon  III.  has  a  larger  4  civil  list,'  or  income, 
than  any  other  monarch  in  Europe.  He  has  an 
annual  revenue  from  the  government  of  five  million 
dollars,  besides  which  he  receives  the  income  of  the 
crown  domains,  amounting  1o  three  millions  more. 
He  also  has  the  free  use  of  several  palaces,  parks, 
mansions,  and  forests,  which  are  kept  in  good  con- 
dition at  the  expense  of  the  nation.  But  though  his 
total  revenues  are  about  eight  million  dollars,  his  ex- 
penses exceed  his  income,  and  he  is  in  debt  to  the 
extent  of  twenty   millions  of  dollars. 

"  If  the  emperor  should  die,  his  son  would  succeed 
him,  with  the  empress  as  regent,  if  the  event  should 
occur  before  the  prince  imperial  is  old  enough  to 
ascend  the  throne.  If  his  majesty  should  dje  without  a 
male  child  living,  the  throne  passes  into  the  family  of 
his  uncle  Terome,  in  which  conting-encv  Prince  Na- 
poleon  becomes  the  sovereign,  if  living ;  if  not,  his 
10 


T46  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

oldest  son,  Napoleon  Jerome,  and  then  his  second  son, 
Louis  Jerome.  There  are,  therefore,  four  pe;sons 
living  who  are  in  the  direct  line  of  succession,  three 
of  whom  are  now  small  children.  Napoleon's  brother 
Jerome  first  married  Miss  Patterson,  a  Baltimore  lady, 
but  the  emperor  compelled  him  to  cast  her  off.  He 
afterwards  married  Catharine  of  Wurtemburg,  who  is 
the  mother  of  the  Prince  Napoleon.  The  first  wife 
has  a  son,  Jerome  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  now  living,  I 
believe,  in  Baltimore.  For  the  very  interesting  story 
of  this  family,  I  refer  you  to  the  '  New  American  En- 
cyclopaedia,' in  the  libraries  of  both  vessels  of  the 
squadron. 

"  I  have  time  and  you  have  patience  for  only  a 
very  brief  sketch  of  the  history  of  France.  To  the 
ancients  the  country  was  known  as  Gaul,  or  Gallia, 
which  it  is  still  called  in  poetry.  The  Franks,  whose 
Latin  name  was  the  Franci  or  'Freemen,'  were 
a  confederation  of  German  barbarians,  who,  after 
the  decline  of  the  Roman  empire,  gathered  in  vast 
numbers  in  Gaul,  and  the  present  name  of  France  is 
derived  from  them.  Their  leader  was  Pharamond, 
who  was  succeeded  by  Merovceus,  from  whom  the 
first  line  of  French  kings  were  styled  Merovingian 
kings  ;  but  the  period  of  reliable  history  commences 
in  481,  with  Clovis,  his  grandson,  who  conquered  the 
country,  drove  out  the  Romans,  and,  marrying  Clo- 
tilda, a  Christian  princess,  established  Christianity  in 
his  dominions.  He  made  Paris  his  capital,  and  intro- 
duced the  Salic  law,  excluding  females  from  the  throne, 
which  prevails  to  this  day.  His  successors  were  weak 
men,    and,  in   690,  Pepin   d'Heristel,  mayor   of  the 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     I47 

palace,  obtained  the  control  of  the  government,  though 
not  of  the  crown,  His  son  Carl,  known  as  Charles 
Martel,  who  won  immense  renown  and  popularity  by 
his  victories  over  the  Saracens,  that  im  ailed  Trance 
from  Spain,  succeeded  him,  and  ruled  both  the  nation 
and  the  nominal  king.  Martel's  son  Pepin  shut  up  the 
last  of  the  Merovingian  monarchs  in  a  convent,  and 
took  the  title  of  king.  Being  onlvfour  and  a  half  feet 
in  height,  he  was  called  k  Pepin  le  Bref.'  Pope  Zachary 
confirmed  his  title,  and  he  was  the  first  of  the  Carlo- 
vingian  kings. 

M  Pepin  had  two  sons,  Carl  and  Carloman,  the 
former  of  whom  succeeded  to  the  throne,  and  became 
the  illustrious  Charlemagne,  the  ablest  sovereign  of  his 
age.  He  carried  on  a  merciless  war  with  the  barba- 
rous Saxons  for  thirty-two  years,  and  finally  compelled 
them  to  embrace  Christianity  ;  conquered  the  greater 
part  of  Italy,  and  the  north-eastern  portion  of  Spain. 
His  dominions  not  only  included  France  and  these 
conquests,  but  the  whole  of  <jermany,  what  is  now 
Belgium  and  Helvetia,  or  Switzerland.  He  styled  his 
realm  the  "  New  Empire  of  the  West,"  and  elevated 
France  above  the  highest  power  and  civilization  of  his 
time. 

"  This  great  king  was  succeeded  by  his  son  Louis, 
who,  after  a  weak  and  useless  reign,  divided  the 
realm  among  his  sons.  They  immediately  began  to 
quarrel  about  their  inheritance,  involving  France  in. 
a  bloody  war,  which  was  finally  settled  on  the  plains 
of  Fontenay,  where  one  hundred  thousand  men  are 
said  to  have  perished,  including  most  of  the  ancient 
nobility.     The    empire  was    then  divided  among  the 


I4S  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

rival  brothers.  Charles  the  Bald  received  the  western 
part  of  France,  Lothaire  Italy  and  some  of  the  south- 
ern sections  of  France,  while  Germany  was  appor- 
tioned to  Louis. 

u  While  the  kings  were  quarrelling  for  the  sceptre,  the 
power  of  the  nobles  was  greatly  increased  ;  the  dukes 
and  counts  proclaimed  their  rights  and  dignities  to  be 
hereditary,  and  Charles  the  Bald  admitted  their  claim. 
Then  was  established  what  is  known  in  history  as  the 
Feudal  System.  In  912  the  Normans  from  Scandi- 
navia, who  had  before  made  incursions  into  the  coun- 
try and  burned  Paris,  established  themselves  on  the 
west  coast,  in  that  part  which,  from  them,  has  since 
been  called  Normandy.  They  were  pirates  and  rob- 
bers, and,  being  very  troublesome,  were  bribed  to 
depart.  They  soon  returned,  and  Charles  the  Simple, 
to  conciliate  the  invaders,  ceded  the  country  they 
occupied  to  them. 

"  At  this  time  Hugh  Capet,  the  most  powerful 
nobleman  in  France,  secured  the  control  of  the  gov- 
ernment, and,  on  the  death  of  Louis  V.,  seized  upon 
the  crown,  in  9S7,  being  the  first  of  the  Capetian  race 
of  kings.  He  was  a  skilful  ruler,  and  considerably 
enlarged  his  territories  by  conquest  and  diplomacy. 
His  successors  held  the  throne  for  nearly  four  hundred 
and  fifty  years.  During  this  period  Normandy  had 
become  a  powerful  dukedom,  and  William  the  Con- 
queror invaded  England  from  his  domain,  and  con- 
quered it.  The  first,  second,  and  third  crusades  to 
the  Holy  Land  took  place,  in  which  many  French  as 
well  as  English  knights  engaged,  and  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  the  nobles  and  their  followers  perished 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    I49 

by  disease  and  in  battle.  Louis  IX.,  commonly  called 
St.  Louis,  was  one  of  the  most  eminent  monarchs  who 
sat  upon  the  throne.  He  engaged  in  two  crusades, 
and  proved  himself  to  be  both  a  saint  and  a  hero. 
He  died  on  one  of  these  ill-fated  expeditions. 

"  Charles  the  Fair  was  the  last  king  of  the  Capetian 
direct  line.  He  was  the  last  of  the  three  sons  of 
Philip  the  Fair,  all  of  whom  died  without  male  chil- 
dren, and  the  crown  devolved  upon  Philip  VI.  of  Va- 
lois,  his  cousin-german.  Philip  the  Fair,  besides  the 
three  sons  who  reigned  in  succession,  had  a  daughter 
Isabella,  who  was  married  to  Edward  II.  of  England, 
and  her  son  came  to  the  British  throne  as  Edward  III., 
whom  you  will  remember  as  the  father  of  Edward  the 
Black  Prince.  On  the  death  of  Isabella's  third  brother, 
Charles  IV.  (the  Fair)  of  France,  Philip  of  Valois 
was  recognized  and  supported  as  king.  But  Isabella's 
son,  Edward  III.,  was  a  nearer  relative,  and  claimed 
the  throne  in  right  of  his  mother,  making  war  upon 
France  in  order  to  obtain  it.  This  was  the  beginning  of 
those  frequent  conflicts  between  the  two  nations.  Ed- 
ward invaded  France,  fought  the  great  battle  of  Cressy 
in  1346,  in  which  he  signally  defeated  the  French. 

"  During  the  reign  of  Philip  VI.  Dauphiny  was  an- 
nexed to  France  by  its  last  count,  on  condition  that  the 
king's  oldest  son  should  be  styled  the  dauphin.  Nor- 
mandy had  also  been  wrested  from  the  successor  of 
William  the  Conqueror,  in  1204,  by  Philip  II.,  and 
added  to  the  domain. 

"  Philip  VI.  was  followed  by  his  son  John  II. ,  who 
was  entirely  routed  at  the  battle  of  Poictiers,  by  the 
English  under  the  Black  Prince,  and  taken  to  London 


150  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

as  a  prisoner,  where  he  died.  Charles  V.,  his  suc- 
cessor, improved  the  condition  of  the  country,  and 
drove  the  English  from  nearly  all  their  possessions  in 
France.  He  was  a  good  man,  a  wise  statesman,  and 
was  the  founder  of  the  royal  library  at  Paris,  now  the 
largest  in  the  world,  which  he  commenced  with  about 
nine  hundred  volumes ;  and  as  this  was  before  the 
invention  of  printing,  it  was  the  largest  collection  of 
books  extant.  His  son,  Charles  VI.,  was  a  weak 
ruler,  and  during  his  reign  Henry  V.  of  England 
invaded  the  country,  and  defeated  the  French  in  the 
memorable  battle  of  Agincourt,  in  1415.  By  the 
treaty  of  Troyes,  Edward  was  to  succeed  to  the  throne 
of  France  after  the  death  of  Henry  ;  but  both  of  them 
died  soon  after  the  arrangement  was  completed. 

"  CharlesVIL,  son  of  CharlesVI.,  claimed  the  throne, 
though  Henry  VI.,  the  infant  king  of  England,  was 
also  proclaimed  sovereign  of  France,  under  the  re- 
gency of  his  uncle.  The  English  laid  siege  to  Orleans, 
the  capital  of  the  old  province  of  that  name.  It  is 
nearly  in  the  centre  of  France,  seventy-five  miles  from 
Paris.  The  situation  of  the  country  was  desperate, 
and  the  nation  seemed  to  be  on  the  point  of  falling 
into  the  hands  of  England,  when  Joan  of  Arc,  or  the 
Maid  of  Orleans,  appeared,  and  pretended  to  be  di- 
vinely inspired  to  overthrow  the' national  enemy,  and 
conduct  Charles  to  Rhcims  to  his  coronation.  She 
was  a  simple  country  girl,  twenty-seven  years  old,  but 
her  zeal  and  energy  roused  the  people  ;  she  represented 
the  national  spirit,  and  inflamed  the  soldiers  with  a 
fury  which  enabled  them  to  beat  the  invaders.  She 
was  dressed  like  a  man,  fully  armed,  and  rode  a  horse 


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into  Orleans,  actually  compelling  the  English  to  raise 
the  siege  and  depart.  She  afterwards  fell  into  the 
hands  of  the  enemy,  and  was  burned  alive  at  Rouen 
for  witchcraft.  Her  example  had  fired  the  national 
spirit,  and  the  people  dislodged  the  English  from  all 
their  possessions  in  France  except  Calais.  Charles, 
obeying  the  command  of  the  Maid  of  Orleans,  pro- 
ceeded to  Rheims,  then  in  possession  of  the  enemy, 
captured  it,  and  was  crowned  there. 

"  Louis  XI.,  his  successor,  was  a  crafty  king,  and  a 
bad  man,  though  the  pope  gave  him  the  title  of  '  Most 
Christian,'  which  has  since  been  annexed  to  the  ap- 
pellations of  the  French  kings.  Charles  VIII.  was  a 
mild  and  polite  king ;  he  conquered  Naples,  but  lost 
it.  He  had  no  son,  and  was  followed  by  Louis  XII., 
Duke  of  Orleans,  who  derived  his  right  to  the  throne 
from  Charles  V.  (the  Wise).  He  was  a  good  man, 
popular  with  his  subjects,  but  unfortunate  in  his  pro- 
jects. He  retained  the  ministers  of  his  predecessor  in 
power,  though  they  had  treated  him  badly,  declaring 
that  it  was  unworthy  of  the  king  of  France  to  punish 
them  for  injuries  done  to  the  Duke  of  Orleans.  The 
Chevalier  Bayard  — '  sans  feur  et  sans  reproche  *  — 
and  Gaston  de  Foix,  eminent  generals  of  that  day, 
figured  in  this  reign. 

"  His  nephew,  Francis  I.,  Duke  of  Angouleme,  fol- 
lowed him.  He  was  fond  of  war,  panting  for  glory, 
and  was  a  rival  with  Charles  V.  of  Spain,  for  the  va- 
cant throne  of  the  emperor  of  Germany.  He  was  not 
successful,  and  the  two  candidates  became  bitter  ene- 
mies. Francis  first  attacked  the  kingdom  of  Navarre, 
and  won  and  lost  it  in  a  short  time.     Francis  quarrelled 


152  palAce  and  cottage,  or 

with  the  Duke  of  Bourbon,  High  Constable  of  France, 
who  in  revenge  went  over  to  his  enemy,  Charles  V.  ; 
and  when  the  French  king  inarched  into  Italy,  he  was 
defeated  by  Bourbon,  taken  prisoner,  and  sent  to 
Madrid,  where  he  was  detained  until  he  had  sub- 
mitted to  disgraceful  terms  of  peace.  Neither  of  them 
kept  his  promises,  and  a  long  period  of  war  ensued. 
Francis  struggled  to  retain  his  possessions  in  Italy, 
but  the  emperor's  power  was  too  great  for  him.  Dur- 
ing this  reign  occurred  the  Reformation,  which  excited 
the  fears  of  all  the  Catholic  rulers,  who  soon  made 
tremendous  efforts  to  exterminate  the  heresy.  Francis 
left  his  kingdom  in  a  flourishing  condition,  though  he 
was  always  engaged  in  war.  The  thirteen  years  of 
the  reign  of  his  son  Henry  II.  were  also  filled  up  with 
wars  with  Charles  V.  and  Philip  II.  of  Spain  :  he 
recovered  Calais  from  the  English,  and  redoubled  the 
persecutions  of  the  Protestants,  or  Huguenots,  which 
induced  the  civil  wars  that  shook  the  nation  for  the 
next  thirty  years. 

"  His  son,  Francis  II.,  who  was  the  first  husband 
of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots,  next  ascended  the  throne, 
but  lived  only  one  year  after  his  accession,  and  was 
succeeded  by  Charles  IX.,  ten  years  old.  His  mother, 
Catherine  de  Medici,  a  wicked  woman,  reigned  as 
regent  for  him.  The  Protestant  religion  had  by  this 
time  become  widely  spread,  and  some  of  the  most 
distinguished  nobles  of  the  realm  professed  it ;  among 
them  the  celebrated  Prince  of  Conde  and  Admiral 
Coligny.  At  the  head  of  the  Catholics  were  the 
Duke  of  Guise  and  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  who  were 
brothers,    and    influential    men    in    the   government 


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They  were  cruel  and  vindictive  to  the  Protestants, 
who  engaged  in  a  conspiracy  to  destroy  them,  but 
were  discovered,  and  twelve  hundred  men  of  the 
reformed  faith  were  sacrificed.  Civil  war  followed, 
and  the  Protestants  under  Concle  and  Coligny  were 
defeated  several  times  by  the  Catholics.  In  1570  an 
amnesty,  with  liberty  of  conscience,  was  granted  to 
the  persecuted  sect,  but  only  to  lure  them  to  their 
destruction.  On  the  occasion  of  the  marriage  of 
Henry  of  Navarre,  who  was  of  the  reformed  religion, 
to  the  king's  sister,  Coligny  and  other  influential  Prot- 
estants were  induced  to  visit  Paris.  A  few  days 
later,  on  the  morning  of  St.  Bartholomew's  day,  an 
indiscriminate  massacre  of  the  Huguenots  \vas  com- 
menced.  The  admiral  was  among  the  first  to  fall, 
and  the  number  slaughtered  has  been  variously  esti- 
mated at  from  twenty-five  thousand  to  seventy  thou- 
sand. The  butchery  began  at  Paris,  but  extended 
through  France. 

"  Henry  of  Navarre  was  thrown  into  prison,  but 
afterwards  escaped.  The  massacre,  instead  of  exter- 
minating the  Protestants,  strengthened  them,  and  they 
became  a  powerful  party,  with  Henry  and  Conde  at 
its  head.  When  Charles  was  succeeded  by  his 
brother,  Henry  III.,  the  latter  found  it  best  to  grant 
them  some  privileges,  which  incensed  the  Catholic 
party,  and  they  formed  a  league  again  to  destroy  the 
heretics.  The  king  finally  joined  it,  and  took  the 
field  against  the  Huguenots  ;  but  the  Duke  of  Guise 
usurping  his  authority,  Henry  caused  him  and  his 
brother,  the  Cardinal  of  Lorraine,  to  be  assassinated. 
This  deed  fomented  a  rebellion  against  him,  and  he 
was  himself  murdered  by  a  Dominican  friar. 


154  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  Henry  III.  had^  no  children,  and  the  throne 
passed,  in  1589,  to  a  new  line  of  kings,  the  first  of 
which  was  Henry  IV.,  the  Huguenot  king  of  Na- 
varre, who,  however,  abjured  his  faith,  after  having 
fought  its  battles  bravely,  in  order  to  obtain  the 
throne.  He  was  a  descendant  of  the  Constable  of 
Bourbon,  from  whom  the  name  of  this  line  of  mon- 
archs  is  derived,  and  which  exists  at  the  present  time. 
He  was  the  first  of  the  royal  Bourbons  of  Fiance. 
But  the  Catholic  League,  tinder  the  Duke  of  Mayenne, 
one  of  the  Guises,  declared  the  Cardinal  of  Bourbon 
to-  be  king,  under  the  title  of  Charles  X.  Henry  de- 
feated the  army  of  the  League  in  the  famous  battle 
of  Ivry,  in  1590.  His  subjects  refusing  to  acknowl- 
edge a  Protestant  king,  he  was  absolved  by  the  pope, 
and  embraced  the  Catholic  religion  ;  but  to  the 
Huguenots,  by  whose  arms  he  had  won  the  throne, 
by  the  Edict  of  Nantes,  he  granted  all  their  rights 
and  privileges  as  subjects,  and  made  them  eligible  to 
all  offices  of  honor  and  profit.  He  did  a  good  work 
for  France  in  developing  its  resources ;  but  having 
formed  an  aggressive  scheme  against  the  other  powers 
of  Europe,  with  the  aid  of  the  Duke  of  Sully,  his 
famous  minister,  he  was  assassinated,  in  1610,  just 
as  he  was  about  to  take  the  field  to  carry  out  his  am- 
bitious project. 

"  Mary  de  Medici,  his  widow,  ruled  as  regent  for 
her  son  Louis  XIII.,  who  was  only  nine  years  of  age. 
The  kingdom  was  soon  in  disorder,  from  which  it 
was  relieved  by  Cardinal  Richelieu,  who  became 
prime  minister  when  the  king  was  of  age.  His  chief 
purpose  was  to  subdue  the  nobility,  exterminate  the 


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Huguenots,  and  restrain  the  power  of  Austria.  He 
persecuted  the  Protestants,  drove  them  into  rebellion, 
and  they  attempted  to  establish  an  independent  state, 
with  Rochelle  for  its  capital.  The  cardinal  laid  siege 
to  that  city,  which,  after  a  stubborn  resistance  of  a 
year,  during  which  fifteen  thousand  perished,  was 
obliged  to  yield,  and  the  power  and  influence  of  the 
sect  in  France  was  lost.  Richelieu,  in  spite  of  his 
deceit  and  severity,  raised  the  nation  to  the  highest 
degree  of  power  and  glory.  He  was  the  real  ruler 
of  the  country,  and  Louis  XIII.  hardly  appears  to  be 
recognized. 

"  Louis  XIV.  succeeded  his  father  at  the  age  of  five 
years,  under  the  regency  of  his  mother,  Anne  of  Aus- 
tria, who  made  Cardinal  Mazarin,  an  artful  Italian,  the 
chief  minister  of  state.  At  the  death  of  the  cardinal, 
Louis  himself,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  took  the 
reins  of  government  into  his  own  hands.  He  became 
a  powerful  sovereign,  and  greatly  extended  the  limits 
of  France.  He  was  aggressive  jn  his  policy,  and 
united  the  other  states  of  Europe  against  him  ;  his 
treasury  was  drained,  and  the  league  to  dethrone  him 
soon  involved  him  in  reverses,  by  which  he  lost  nearly 
all  he  had  won.  In  this  war  occurred  the  great  battle 
of  Blenheim  (in  Bavaria),  in  which  the  English  Duke 
of  Marlborough  was  engaged.  The  peace  of  Utrecht 
closed  the  conflict.  Louis  revoked  the  Edict  of 
Nantes  in  16S5,  and  hunted  the  Protestants  out  of 
France.     He  reigned   seventy-two  years. 

"  The  next  king  was  Louis  XV.,  great-grandson  of 
his  predecessor,  who  succeeded  at  the  age  of  six,  with 
the  Duke  of  Orleans    as   regent.     During   his  reign 


156  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

occurred  the  war  of  the  Austrian  Succession,  and  the 
French  and  Indian  war  in  America.  Louis  died  in 
1774,  after  a  reign  of  profligacy  and  tyranny,  which 
lasted  fifty-nine  years,  and  was  followed  by  his  grand- 
son, Louis  XVI.,  a  monarch  of  good  character,  but 
lacking  decision.  His  situation  was  a  very  trying 
one.  The  treasury  had  been  depleted  by  the  wars 
of  his  predecessor,  and  the  finances  of  the  nation 
were  almost  hopelessly  embarrassed.  The  people 
had  been  trodden  down,  until  they  had  become  turbu- 
lent and  desperate,  and  the  king  stood  between  them 
and  the  nobility,  the  former  demanding  reform,  and 
the  latter  crying  out  against  it.  The  war  of  the 
American  Revolution  took  place  at  this  period,  and 
France  assisted  the  young  republic,  struggling  for 
its  life.  On  the  return  of  the  French  officers  who  had 
been  in  America,  they  brought  with  them  something 
of  the  spirit  of  the  people  whose  cause  they  had 
espoused,  which  added  to  the  flame  of  discontent. 
The  example  of  the  United  States  was  before  them. 
The  government  was  despotic  ;  the  taxes  were  bur- 
densome ;  the  nobility  were  aiming  at  greater  power; 
the  clergy  and  other  privileged  classes  were  exempted 
from  taxes,  and  the  wide-spread  infidelity  of  influen- 
tial men,  which  encouraged  great  latitude  of  thought 
and  expression,  —  all  these  things  combined  to  pro- 
duce the  French  Revolution. 

"  The  kins:  and  some  of  his  ministers  were  dis- 
posed  to  grant  reforms,  but  he  was  too  slow  and  un- 
certain. He  called  together  the  Notables  (a  body 
selected  by  himself),  after  all  attempts  to  regulate  the 
finances  had  failed  ;  but  they  afforded  him  no  relief. 


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The  States  General  were  called  together,  but  the  nobility 
and  clergy  were  in  the  majority.  The  deputies  of  the 
people,  with  such  of  the  privileged  orders  as  would 
join  them,  took  affairs  into  their  own  hands,  and  de- 
clared themselves  to  be  the  legislative  power  of  the 
land,  under  the  title  of  the  National  Assembly.  Of 
this  body  the  brilliant  and  eloquent  Mirabeau  wras  the 
popular  leader.  It  assumed  the  sovereign  power,  and 
not  only  the  nobility  and  clergy,  but  the  king  himself, 
were  deprived  of  their  authority.  The  dismissal  of 
Necker,  a  minister,  from  office  by  Louis,  lighted  the 
fire  of  active  rebellion.  The  Bastile,  or  state  prison, 
was  torn  down  by  the  people  ;  rabbles  of  furious  men 
and  women  committed  outrages  upon  property,  and 
violence  was  the  order  of  the  day.  The  nobles  fled, 
the  army  fraternized  with  the  people,  and  the  royal 
family  was  driven  from  Versailles  to  Paris  by  the 
mob,  but  were  protected  by  Lafayette,  who  com- 
manded the  National  Guard. 

"  The  National  Assembly,  which  now  held  its  sit- 
tings in  Paris,  nearly  stripped  the  crown  of  its  power, 
abolished  all  the  privileges  of  the  clergy  and  nobles, 
established  religious  liberty  and  the  freedom  of  the 
press,  confiscated  the  property  of  the  church,  sup- 
pressed convents,  and  divided  France  into  depart- 
ments. In  the  midst  of  these  commotions,  Louis  and 
his  family  attempted  to  escape,  but  were  captured  and 
brought  back  to  Paris  from  the  frontier.  The  Na- 
tional Assembly  finally  completed  a  constitution, 
which  the   king  accepted,   and   dissolved   in    1791. 

"  A  year  later,  another  body,  called  the  National 
Convention,  assembled,  and  its  first  act  was  to  abolish 


158  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR       ' 

the  monarchy  and  declare  France  a  republic.  The 
king  was  arraigned  at  their  bar,  and  sentenced  to 
death.  He  was  executed  on  the  guillotine  in  January, 
1793,  for  no  crime  of  his  own,  and  his  death  will  ever 
be  a  reproach  to  the  nation.  Then  came  the  bloodiest 
days  of  the  French  revolution.  The  Convention  was 
divided  into  two  parties  ;  the  first,  and  more  violent  one, 
styled  the  Mountain  party,  on  account  of  their  high 
seats  in  the  hall,  was  under  the  lead  of  Robespierre ; 
and  the  other,  more  moderate,  called  the  Girondists, 
because  their  leaders  came  from  the  department  of  the 
Gironde,  was  led  by  Brissot  and  Condorcet.  The  for- 
mer obtained  the  ascendency,  and  resorted  to  the  most 
revolting  massacres.  They  condemned  and  executed 
Marie  Antoinette,  Louis's  widow,  in  the  most  bar- 
barous manner.  The  Girondists  were  brought  to  the 
guillotine,  and  the  dominant  party  indulged  in  the 
most  bloody  and  abominable  excesses.  The  Christian 
religion  was  suppressed  ;  Liberty,  Equality,  and  Rea- 
son were  decreed  to  be  the*  only  French  deities  ;  the 
churches  were  plundered  ;  Sunday  was  abolished,  and 
a  calendar  making  every  tenth  day  a  day  of  rest  was 
established.  New  parties  arose,  with  Danton  in  one, 
and  Robespierre  in  the  other,  and  as  each  came  into 
power  it  butchered  the  other.  Robespierre  died  on 
the  guillotine,  to  which  he  had  brought  so  many 
others.  The  Jacobins  —  revolutionary  clubs  of  the 
most  violent  tendencies  —  were  suppressed. 

"In  1799  four  different  constitutions  had  been 
framed.  By  the  last  the  executive  power  was  vested 
in  three  consuls,  the  first  of  whom  was  Napoleon 
Bonaparte.     This  remarkable  man  had  already,  in  a 


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great  measure,  achieved  his  military  reputation.  He 
had  rapidly  worked  his  way  up  to  the  rank  of  briga- 
dier general  in  the  army  of  France.  In  the  erratic 
course  of  the  National  Convention,  it  had,  in  1795?  by 
its  assumptions  of  power,  incurred  the  displeasure  of 
the  .populace,  who  turned  their  fury  upon  it.  The 
Convention  had  five  thousand  regular  troops,  and, 
after  one  general  had  failed,  Napoleon  was  designat- 
ed as  their  leader.  The  people  advanced,  thirty  thou- 
sand in  number,  towards  the  Tuileries,  pouring  in  a 
murderous  fire  of  musketry,  to  which  the  young  gen- 
eral replied  with  artillery,  of  which  he  had  an  abun- 
dant supply.  .In  less  than  an  hour,  by  his  decision, 
energy,  and  skilful  combinations,  he  achieved  a  com- 
plete victory  for  the  Convention.  In  1796  he  was 
appointed  to  the  command  of  the  army  of  Italy,  and 
conquered  the  country.  The  Austrians  attempted  to 
check  his  victorious  career  ;  but  he  repeatedly  defeated 
them  in  some  of  the  most  brilliant  victories  on  record, 
and  finally  compelled  Austria  to  submit  to  hard  terms, 
as  the  price  of  peace,  in  the  treaty  of  Campo  Formio. 
His  return  to  Paris  was  a  triumphal  procession,  and 
he  was  received  with  the  most  unbounded  enthusiasm. 
"  The  French  revolution  was  regarded  with  alarm 
by  the  powers  of  Europe,  and  they  combined  to  re- 
press the  disorder  it  occasioned.  The  sovereigns 
trembled  for  the  stability  of  their  own  thrones,  and 
hastened  to  defend  them  by  attacking  France.  Austria 
had  been  subdued  and  silenced  ;  Italy  was  a  French 
province  ;  and  during  the  absence  of  Napoleon, 
the  Directory,  then  the  executive  authority  under  the 
Convention,  had  created  the  army  of  England,  intend- 


l6o  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

ing  to  invade  and  conquer  England.  The  command 
of  this  force  was  given  to  the  young  Corsican  ;  but  he 
had  a  project  of  his  own,  which  he  persuaded  his 
superiors  to  substitute  for  the  uncertain  scheme  they 
had  devised.  This  was  the  conquest  of  Egypt  and 
the  East.  With  his  fleet  and  army  he  crossed  the 
Mediterranean,  capturing  Malta  on  the  way,  ascended 
the  Nile,  took  Cairo,  defeated  the  Mamelukes  in  the 
battle  of  the  Pyramids,  and  attempted  to  carry  his 
successes  into  Syria,  where  he  was  checked  at  Acre 
by  the  English.  In  the  mean  time,  Nelson  had  almost 
annihilated  the  French  fleet  in  the  tremendous  naval 
engagement  at  Aboukir.  The  plan  was  a  failure, 
though  Napoleon  '  whitewashed'  it,  so  that  it  did  not 
look  so  bad  to  the  French. 

"Privately  returning  to  France,  he  was  elected 
First  Consul.  From  this  point  his  history  becomes 
that  of  the  French  nation.  He  was  the  '  idol  of  the 
army,'  and  in  its  strength  he  was  strong  enough  to  do 
as  he  pleased  He  expelled  the  Legislative  Council, 
and  foi  med  a  new  constitution.  Another  coalition  of 
the  European  powers  was  formed  against  France  ;  but 
Napoleon  defeated  the  Austrians  at  Marengo  in  1800, 
compelling  them  to  make  peace  with  him  ;  and  in  the 
course  of  two  years  he  made  terms  with  most  of  the 
other  powers.  In  1S02  he  was  made  consul  for  life, 
and  devoted  his  attention  to  civil  affairs,  reforming  the 
laws,  restoring  the  Catholic  religion,  and  developing 
the  industrial  and  commercial  resources  of  the  coun- 
try. He  displayed  splendid  abilities  as  a  ruler,  and 
raised  France  to  the  highest  degree  of  power  and 
influence.      In    1S04   he    was    proclaimed    hereditary 


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emperor,  and  was  crowned  December  2  —  a  day  for 
which  his  nephew  has  manifested  a  partiality.  In  the 
following  year  he  went  to  Milan,  and  was  anointed 
King  of  Italy. 

"  The  peace  was  of  brief  duration.  The  powers  of 
Europe,  incited  by  England,  formed  a  third  coalition 
against  Napoleon  ;  and  he  defeated  and  captured  the 
Austrian  army  at  Ulm,  and  achieved  his  memorable 
victory  over  the  combined  Russians  and  Austrians  at 
Austerlitz,  where  three  emperors  were  present.  But 
just  before  this  last  event,  Lord  Nelson  won  the  great 
naval  victory  of  Trafalgar,  in  which  the  English  ad- 
miral was  killed.  By  the  peace  of  Presburg  Austria 
again  submitted  to  humiliating  conditions.  The  King 
of  Naples  having  incurred  the  displeasure  of  the  em- 
peror, Napoleon  deposed  him,  and  made  his  brother 
Joseph  King  of  Naples,  and  placed  his  brother  Louis 
on  the  throne  of  Holland.  He  also  formed  of  several 
of  the  German  states  the  •  Confederation  of  the  Rhine/ 
of  which  he  was  chosen  Protector,  and  made  Kings 
of  the  Electors  of  Bavaria,  Wurtemberg,  and  Saxony. 
This  increased  power  and  influence  caused  a  fourth 
coalition,  in  which  England,  Russia,  Prussia,  Austria, 
and  Sweden  joined  against  him,  and  was  followed 
by  the  battles  of  Jena,  Auerstadt,  Pultusk,  Eylati,  and 
Friedland  ;  and  Napoleon,  having  taken  Dantsic  and 
Konigsberg,  concluded  the  peace  of  Tilsit.  Prussia 
was  deprived  of  a  portion  of  her  territory  by  this 
treaty,  which  was  erected  into  the  kingdom  of  West- 
phalia, and  the  emperor's  brother  Jerome  was  placed 
on  the  throne. 

'*  Napoleon  was  greatly  elated   by  his   marvellous 
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successes,  and  was  disposed  to  be  the  dictator  of  all 
Europe.  By  his  movements  he  drove  the  royal  fam- 
ily of  Portugal  to  Brazil,  and  took  possession  of  the 
country.  Having  a  difficulty  with  the  pope,  he  an- 
nexed a  portion  of  his  territory  to  Italy,  and  occupied 
Rome.  In  1S08  he  sent  his  brother-in-law,  Genera) 
Murat,  to  Madrid,  and  then  proclaimed  his  brothei 
Joseph  King  of  Spain,  giving  Murat  the  vacant  throne 
of  Naples.  The  Spanish  people,  objecting  to  tin* 
arrangement,  rose  in  arms  against  the  invaders,  anai 
were  assisted  by  England  with  men  and  money. 
The  Peninsular  War,  as  it  is  called,  in  which  tnt» 
Duke  of  Wellington  distinguished  himself,  raged  foi 
five  years.  In  1S09  another  war  with  Austria  en. 
sued,  in  which  Napoleon,  after  several  victories, 
entered  Vienna,  and  afterwards  utterly  routed  the 
Austrians  at  Wagram.  By  the  treaty  of  Vienna, 
Francis  I.  of  Austria  lost  considerable  territory,  and 
promised  his  daughter  Maria  Louisa  in  marriage  to 
Napoleon,  who  was  divorced  from  Josephine,  and 
married  her.  A  new  difficulty  with  Alexander  of 
Russia  led  the  emperor  to  invade  the  dominions  of 
the  former  with  an  immense  army  of  over  four  hun- 
dred thousand  men.  Napoleon  defeated  the  Russians 
at  Smolensk,  and  obtained  the  advantage  over  them 
at  Borodino  ;  but  his  enemy  burned  Moscow,  and  he 
was  compelled  to  retire,  amid  the  snows  of  a  Russian 
winter,  in  which  the  greater  part  of  his  army  was 
lost.  Napoleon  returned  in  disguise  to  Paris,  deeply 
humiliated  by  his  failure.  The  next  year  he  raised 
another  army,  to  break  up  the  fifth  and  most  powerful 
coalition ;  but  his  star  had  begun  to  wane.     He  was 


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defeated  at  Lutzen,  was  more  successful  at  Bautzen 
and  Dresden,  but  was  completely  routed  in  the  awful 
battle  of  Leipsic,  where  four  hundred  thousand  men 
were  engaged.  Napoleon  escaped,  and  went  back  to 
Paris,  whither  his  allies  followed  him.  His  case  was 
hopeless ;  the  people,  and  even  many  of  his  own  gen- 
erals, turned  against  him,  and  he  abdicated  in  favor 
of  his  son.  The  emperor  was  sent  to  the  Isle  of 
Elba,  with  a  salary  of  one  million  two  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars,  there  to  live  in  state  as  a  prisoner. 

"  When  Louis  XVI.  was  guillotined,  he  left  a  son, 
the  dauphin,  Louis  Joseph,  eight  years  old.  He  was 
sent  to  prison,  and  kept  there  till  he  died,  two  years 
after  his  father.  His  remains  were  privately  buried, 
and  all  traces  of  his  grave  obliterated.  Though  his 
death  was  certified  by  four  physicians,  four  members 
of  the  Committee  of  Safety,  and  twenty  officials  of  the 
prison,  several  persons  have  claimed  to  be  the  dauphin, 
and  among  them,  the  Rev.  Eleazar  Williams,  in  the 
United  States.  As  the  last  king,  therefore,  had  no  male 
heir,  Napoleon  was  succeeded  by  Louis  XVIII. ,  brother 
of  Louis  XVI.,  the  deceased  dauphin  supplying  the 
wanting  numeral.  Ten  months  later,  Napoleon, 
encouraged  by  the  republicans  of  France,  escaped 
from  Elba,  and  returning  to  his  capital,  Louis  fled 
amid  the  storm  of  applause  that  greeted  the  emperor, 
But  the  allies  gathered  an  immense  army,  and  moved 
towards  Paris  again.  Napoleon,  with  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand  men,  hastened  to  confront  his  old 
enemies  on  the  field.  He  entered  Belgium,  defeated 
Blucher  at  Ligny,  and  despatched  Ney  to  confront 
the  English,  under  Wellington,  at  Quatre  Bras,  who, 


164  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

however,  was  repulsed,  and  fell  back  upon  Waterloo 
where  the  decisive  battle  was  fought.  It  was  a  mo- 
mentous conflict,  involving  the  destiny  of  France  and 
the  peace  of  Europe.  The  French  were  partially  suc- 
cessful at  first,  but  the  day  ended  in  their  utter  rout 
and  total  dispersion.  Napoleon  hastened  back  to 
Paris,  which  was  soon  in  the  hands  of  the  allies, 
and  the  fallen  chief  abdicated  again,  after  a  reign  of 
just  one  hundred  days.  He  attempted  to  escape  to 
the  United  States,  but,  finding  it  impossible,  he  gave 
himself  up  to  the  captain  of  an  English  war  ship. 
He  trusted  to  the  magnanimity  of  England,  and  was 
sent  to  St.  Helena,  a  prisoner,  where  he  died. 

u  Louis  XVIII.  returned  to  his  throne.  France  was 
reduced  in  territorial  limits,  heavily  mulcted  for  the 
expenses  of  the  war,  and  compelled  to  maintain  0 
large  force  of  allied  troops  upon  her  frontier  for  three 
years.  The  king  was  liberal  in  his  views,  but  between 
the  two  violent  parties  his  situation  was  a  difficult  one. 
He  was  succeeded  by  his  brother,  in  1824,  who  reigned 
as  Charles  X.  He  was  not  so  liberal  as  his  prede- 
cessor, and  when  he  attempted  to  dissolve  the  Cham- 
ber of  Deputies,  suppress  the  newspapers,  and  alter 
the  election  law,  the  people  rose  up  against  him,  and 
after  a  revolution  of  three  days,  the  king's  troops 
were  overpowered.  The  liberal  deputies  assembled, 
declared  the  throne  vacant,  and  invited  Louis  Phi- 
lippe, Duke  of  Orleans,  to  accept  it.  Charles  X. 
fled,  and  the  new  monarch  was  crowned.  He  was  a 
man  of  decided  ability,  though  he  did  not  carry  out 
the  principles  of  the  men  who  elected  him.  His 
measures  were   arbitrary,  and  he  was  not  a  popular 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     I65 

sovereign.  During  his  reign,  Algeria  was  completely 
subjugated,  and  Abd-el  Kadir  brought  to  Paris  a  pris« 
oner,  in  1847.  The  People  were  discontented  under 
the  heavy  taxes  imposed  upon  them,  and  the  oppres- 
sion of  the  government.  Reform  ba?zquets  were  held 
all  over  the  country  for  counsel  and  agitation.  One 
was  appointed  to  be  held  in  Paris,  on  Sunday,  Febru- 
ary 20,  1848.  The  police  were  directed  to  prohibit 
the  meeting.  The  friends  of  reform  postponed  the  ban- 
quet for  two  days,  when  vast  crowds  assembled,  which 
soon  came  into  collision  with  the  troops,  of  whom 
eighty  thousand,  had  been  hurried  into  the  city.  The 
insurrection  soon  became  general,  and  the  National 
Guard  refused  to  act,  or  joined  the  people,  who  had 
erected  numerous  barricades  in  the  streets.  Louis 
Philippe  attempted  to  quell  the  tumult  by  concilia- 
tion, but  it  was  too  late  ;  and,  abdicating  in  favor  of 
his  grandson,  he  fled  with  his  family  to  England.  A 
provisional  government  was  formed,  and  Louis  Napo- 
leon was  afterwards  elected  president.  The  subse- 
quent history  of  France  I  have  already  related  to 
you  in  speaking  of  the  present  emperor." 

Some  of  the  students  yawned  heavily,  but  to  most 
of  them  the  narrative,  long  and  statistical  as  it  was, 
had  been  full  of  interest,  for  in  a  few  days  they  were 
to  behold  the  locality  of  some  of  these  stirring  events. 


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.       CHAPTER   X. 

THE    KNIGHTS    OF    THE    GOLDEN    FLEECE    AT    WORK. 

"  'HT^HAT  was  a  tremendous  long  yarn,"  said 
1  Lieutenant  Terrill  to  Captain  Kendall,  as  the 
professor  finished  his  extended  remarks. 

"  Rather  long,  but  I  think  we  need  not  complain, 
if  Mr.  Mapps  does  not,"  replied  Paul.  He  has  taken 
a  great  deal  of  pains  to  gather  up  his,  facts,  statis- 
tics, and  descriptions,  and  to  arrange  them  in  a  con- 
nected narrative.  For  my  part,  France  already  has 
a  greater  interest  to  me  for  what  he  has  said,  though 
I  don't  care  much  about  hearing  the  names  of  the 
kings  before  the  time  of  Louis  XVI." 

"  How  did  vou  like  the  lecture,  Miss  Arbuckle?" 
asked  Terrill,  as  the  two  officers  approached  her  seat. 

"  Very  much  indeed.  I  think  you  students  are 
remarkably  fortunate  in  having  such  a  preparation 
for  seeing  the  countries  you  are  to  visit,"  replied 
Grace.  "  Now,  when  you  go  to  Paris,  you  will 
know  what  everything  means." 

"  Exactly  so,"  added  Mr.  Arbuckle.  "  When  I 
first  visited  St.  Chapelle,  in  Paris,  and  was  told  when 
and  by  whom  it  was  built,  I  felt  no  interest  at  all,  for 
I  had  forgotten  all  about  St.  Louis.  Now  you  have 
been  told  all  about  the  geography,  history,  and  gov- 


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ernment  of  the  country.  When  you  enter  the  Place 
de  la  Bastille,  you  will  know  where  you  are.  This 
review  is  a  capital  thing  for  you." 

"  I  think  it  is,  sir,"  replied  Paul,  as  the  party 
went  on  deck. 

The  Josephine's  boats  returned  with  her  crew  to 
the  consort.  An  early  dinner,  or  rather  lunch,  was 
served,  and  all  hands  in  both  vessels  went  on  shore  to 
see  the  city,  which,  however,  has  no  particular  attrac- 
tions to  the  tourist  who  has  seen  the  docks  of  Liver- 
pool. It  has  a  population  of  seventy-five  thousand, 
and  is  mostly  of  modern  construction.  The  students 
examined  the  docks,  walked  upon  the  North  Jetee, 
which  is  the  principal  public  promenade,  visited  the 
splendid  Hotel  de  Ville,  or  City  Hall,  and  its  beautiful 
garden,  and  took  an  outside  view  of  the  house  in 
which  Bernardin  de  St.  Pierre  was  born. 

"  Tom  Perth,  our  time  has  come,"  said  Little,  as 
he  met  the  chief  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece 
on  the  Jetee.  "We  must  go  it  this  very  night,  or 
never.     Everything  is  fixed  for  us." 

"  So  I  was  thinking,"  replied  Perth. 

"  Have  you  heard  the  programme  for  to-night?" 

M  I  was  told  that  the  coast  would  be  clear  on  board 
of  the  Josephine." 

"  Mr.  Arbuckle  gives  a  big  dinner  at  the  Hotel  de 
l'Europe  to-night  to  all  on  board  the  Josephine,  and 
there  will  be  no  one  left  in  her  except  the  under- 
stewards  and  the  cook." 

"  Briskett,  the  head  steward,  and  the  boatswain  and 
carpenter  will  be  there  —  won't  they?"  asked  Perth, 
with  interest. 


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"  You  keep  your  ears  closed,  I  think.  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle  insisted  that  every  man  and  boy  on  board 
should  attend  his  party.  They  say  he  is  going  to  have 
a  band  of  music,  and  it  will  be  the  biggest  time  ever 
heard  of.  He  is  going  to  do  the  same  thing  for  the 
crew  of  the  commodore's  barge  on  Monday ;  but  I 
reckon  I  shall  not  wait  for  that.  Here  comes  Green- 
way.  We  must  whisper  the  thing  round,  and  be 
ready  to  start  to-night.  We  shall  never  have  such 
another  chance." 

"What's  up?"  asked  Greenway,  as  he  joined  the 
interesting  couple. 

He  was  told  what  was  "  up,"  and  he  also  was  ready 
to  strike  when  the  iron  was  hot. 

"  How  about  that  bag?  "  inquired  Greenway,  who 
alone  had  been  made  the  confidant  of  the  little  villain 
in  regard  to  the  gold. 

"  Dry  up  !  "  muttered  Little,  sharply.  "  You  were 
not  to  mention  that  to  any  fellow." 

"  What  bag?"  demanded  Perth. 

"  Never  mind  that  now.  When  we  get  off  I  will 
tell  you  all  about  it.  We  have  no  time  to  talk  about 
it  now.  Have  you  heard  anything  concerning  the 
arrangements  for  to-night  for  the  Josephines?"  said 
Little,  turning  away  the  attention  of  his  companions 
from  the  prohibited  topic. 

"  I  have  only  heard  that  the  boats  of  the  ship  are 
to  bring  off  the  Josephines  after  they  get  through  with 
their  spree." 

"  That's  so.  We  are  to  take  the  consort's  boats 
back,  and  hoist  them  up.  Then,  at  nine  o'clock,  we 
are  to  come  ashore,  and  take  the  fellows  off  in  four  of 


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our  boats,"    added  Little,  who  had   carefully  investi- 
gated all  the  arrangements. 

"  Then  all  we  have  to  do  is  to  drop  on  board  of  the 
Josephine,  up  anchor  in  the  dark,  and  go  to  sea," 
said  Perth. 

"  The  thing  won't  do  itself,  I  cnn  tell  you,"  Green- 
way  objected.  "  How  shall  we  get  all  the  knights 
into  the  same  boat?  How  shall  we  get  rid  of  the 
officers?  What's  to  prevent  the  other  boats  from  the 
ship  coming  between  us  and  our  game?" 

"Sure  enough!"  exclaimed  Perth,  who  was  not 
brilliant  at  scheming. 

"What's  to  prevent  it?"  replied  Little,  quietly. 
"The  new  knight." 

"  The  new  knight !  "  ^ 

"  That's  the  term  I  used." 

"Who  is  he?" 

"  Bob  Shuffles." 

"  Do  you  mean  to  say  that  you  have  been  talking 
to  that  'lamb'  about  our  affairs?"  demanded  Perth, 
angrily. 

"  I  didn't  say  it,  and  don't  mean  to  say  it,"  an- 
swered Little,  who,  in  coolness,  self-possession,  and 
dignity,  as  well  as  in  the  cunning  art  of  diplomacy, 
was  vastly  more  than  the  equal  of  the  acknowleaged 
leader  of  the  order.  "  I  think  I  know  what  I  am 
about  a  good  deal  better  than  some  of  the  rest  of  you. 
You  are  all  ready  to  go,  Tom  Perth,  but  if  you  don't 
have  some  one  to  lay  out  the  work  for  you,  you 
couldn't  do  a  thing ;  that's  so.  I  don't  ask  any  place 
or  power  for  myself;  but  I  don't  want  to  see  the  thing 
bungled  as  it  was  at  Cowes,  when  you  were  going  off 
so  finely." 


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"Do  you  mean  to  say  that  was  my  fault?"  de- 
manded Perth. 

"  I  don't  care  whose  fault  it  was  ;  the  affair  was  a 
failure.  You  were  going  into  your  boat  while  Fluxion- 
was  in  his  berth  below." 

"Don't  fight  about  it,"  interposed  Greenway. 

"  I  don't  want  to  fight,  and  don't  intend  to  do  so," 
continued  Little ;  "  but  I  want  this  business  better 
managed  than  it  was  before.  You  snapped  at  me 
because  I  said  something  to  Shuffles.  You  don't 
know   what." 

"You  had  no  right  to  speak  to  him  without  letting 
some  of  us  know  it,"  persisted  Perth. 

"  All  right ;  I'm  under  censure,  and  I  submit,"  said 
Little.  "  You  are  the  chief,  Perth.  Go  ahead,  and 
put  the  thing  through." 

"  You  needn't  get  mad  about  it." 

"  I  don't  intend  to  get  mad.  Tell  me  what  to  do, 
and  I'll  do  it.  The  coast  will  be  clear  to-night.  If 
you  let  this  chance  slip  by,  you  will  never  go:  take  my 
word  for  that." 

"  I  don't  see  how  we  are  to  get  the  knights  on 
board  of  the  Josephine,"  added  Perth,  after  he  had 
considered  the  matter  a  little.  "  Do  you  know  what 
boats  are  to  be  sent  for  the  Josephine's  fellows?" 

"  I  don't,"  replied  Greenway,  as  Little  did  net 
afford  the  information. 

"  Do  you,  Monkey  ?  " 

"  I  do  ;  I  have  a  friend  at  court  who  tells  me  what 
I  want  to  know." 

"  That's  Ellis,"  said  Greenway. 

"  No  matter  who  it  is.  I  got  the  order  just  as  it 
Was  given  by  the  captain  to  the  first  lieutenant." 


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"What  boats  are  they?" 

"  The  commodore's  barge,  the  first  cutter,  the  pro- 
fessors' barge,  and  the  second  cutter." 

"  I  don't  see  that  this  arrangement  will  help  our 
plan  any.  The  knights  are  scattered  in  all  these 
boats." 

"  You  are  a  Louis  XIII.,  and  you  need  a  Richelieu," 
laughed  Little.  "  You  have  the  problem  ;  all  you 
have  to  do  is  to  solve  it.  Given  thirty  Knights  of  the 
Golden  Fleece  in  four  boats,  to  get  them  all  into  the 
same  boat,  when  only  eight  of  them  are  to  be  found 
in  any  single  boat." 

"  I  did  not  intend  to  do  the  thing  in  this  way,"  re- 
plied Perth,  vexed  at  the  raillery  of  his  companion. 

"  Did  you  intend  to  do  the  thing  in  any  way,  Mr. 
Commander  of  the  Order?  " 

"  Of  course  I  did." 

"  All  right ;  then  we  will  obey  orders  as  faithful 
knights,  Sir  Tom  Perth.  What  is  your  plan  ?  if  you 
don't  object  to  stating  it." 

"  I  don't  object  to  stating  it,  though  I  have  not  fully 
made  it  up  yet,"  added  Perth.  "  Of  course  such  an 
affair  as  this  can't  be  carried  out  without  a  great  deal 
of  contrivance.  You  can't  tell  beforehand  how  things 
are  going  to  be,  and  what  you  do  is  liable  to  go 
wrong." 

"  We  know  all  that,"  interposed  Little,  impatiently. 
"  But  in  this  case  we  do  know  how  things  are  going 
to  be.  The  Josephine  will  be  left  to-night  with  n<7 
one  on  board  of  her  but  the  cook  and  two  waiters." 

"  I  was  going  to  tell  you  my  plan,  but  if  you  don't 
want  to  hear  it,  I  don't  care  about  telling  it,"  replied 
Perth,  rather  curtly. 


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"  Let  us  know  what  it  is,"  said  Greenwav. 

"  We  are  going  to  Paris  Monday,  I  believe." 

"  Monday  night,"  added  Little,  who  seemed  to 
know  everybody's  plans. 

"Just  so,  and  the  darker  the  better.  One  of  these 
railway  carriages  here  has  about  four  compartments, 
which  seat  six  or  eight  each.  We  must  contrive  it  so 
as  to  have  all  the  knights  get  into  the  last  carriage. 
By  hurrying  up  a  little  we  can  easily  manage  that. 
But  if  we  happen  to  get  two  or  three  other  fellows  in, 
it  won't  much  matter;  we  can  give  them  the  slip. 
What  do  you  think  of  that  plan?"  asked  Perth,  who 
seemed  to  think  he  had  invented  a  big  idea. 

"  I  don't  see  through  it  yet,"  answered  Little,  too 
coldly  to  please  the  commander  of  the  expedition. 

"Don't  you?  Well,  you  are  not  so  sharp  as  I 
thought  you  were,"  sneered  Perth. 

"  I  see  what  you  mean  plainly  enough,  but  I  want 
to  hear  the  whole  plan  before  I  give  an  opinion." 

"  What  do  I  mean?  "  inquired  the  leader  in  embryo, 
incredulously. 

"You  intend  to  unshackle  the  car,  and  be  left  be- 
hind, of  course." 

"What,  in  the  station?" 

"  No  ;  after  you  get  a  mile  or  two  out  of  the  city." 

"  I  should  do  it  when  we  are  in  some  lonely  place 
on  the  road.  Then  we  can  just  make  our  way  back 
to  Havre,  go  on  board  the  Josephine,  and  put  to  sea 
without  any  delay." 

"  That's  what  you  mean.  But  there  are  some 
trifling  obstacles,"  suggested  Little.-  "  In  the  first  place, 
we  shall  all  be  locked  into  the  compartments." 


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"Bah!  Locked  in!  What  do  we  care  for  that? 
Isn't  there  a  window  big  enough  for  a  man  to  get  out, 
to  say  nothing  of  a  boy?"  added  Perth,  •contemptuous- 
ly. "  When  we  were  going  from  Bruges  to  Brussels, 
I  got  out  of  the  window  on  one  side,  went  over  the 
top  of  the  carriage,  and  came  in  again  at  the  window 
on  the  other  side,  just  for  the  fun  of  it." 

"  There  may  be  no  difficulty  about  that ;  but  if  the 
last  carriage  should  be  a  mail  car,  or  something  of 
that  sort?" 

"  No  matter  if  it  is.  We  can  break  up  the  train, 
and  when  it  stops,  all  we  have  to  do  is  to  get  out  and 
make  tracks  for  Havre." 

"  All  right ;  grant  that  you  get  clear  of  the  train, 
and  find  your  way  back  to  this  city;  what  then?" 

"  You  know  what  then  as  well  as  I  can  tell  you. 
We  will  take  the  Josephine  and  be  off.  We  should 
be  out  of  sight  of  land  before  morning,  and  then  they 
couldn't  find  us  any  more  than  they  could  a  needle  in 
a  hay-mow." 

"  Do  you  know  what  they  are  going  to  do  witli  the 
two  vessels  while  we  are  in  Paris  and  Switzerland?  " 
asked  Little. 

"  They  are  going  to  put  them  into  the  dock.  There 
I  may  be  lame,"  replied  Perth,  candidly.  "But  I 
don't  think  they  will  dock  the  vessels  till  the  next 
day." 

"  Perhaps  they  won't ;  but  if  you  have  any  gump- 
tion, you  will  see  they  are  very  likely  to  do  so  ;  and  then 
what  becomes  of  your  little  plan?" 

"  I  shall  be  dished,  of  course,  unless  we  can  get  the 
schooner  out  of  the  dock.  The  forward  officers  will 
live  on  shore." 


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"  They  will  take  their  meals  on  shore,  but  sleep  on 
board,  and  be  in  our  way  at  the  very  time  we  want  to 
go.  The  tide  will  be  high  at  about  five  on  Monday  ; 
and,  in  my  opinion,  the  vessels  will  be  docked  then, 
before  we  start  for  Paris." 

"  If  they  are,  of  course  our  chances  are  small.  You 
don't  like  my  way ;  now  tell  us  what  yours  is," 
growled  Perth. 

"  You  snapped  me  before  I  had  time  to  say  any- 
thing about  it.  You  are  the  commander ;  and  all  we 
have  to  do  is  to  obey  your  orders  when  you  give 
them." 

"  You  are  a  good  fellow,  Monkey,"  added  Perth, 
stepping  down  from  the  high   horse. 

"  All  the  fellows  know  that  without  being  told  ;  and 
you  find  it  out  when  30U  get  into  a  tight  place," 
answered  Little,  modestly. 

"  But  let  us  know  what  your  plan  is." 

44  It  can't  be  carried  out  without  Shuffles  ;  so  it  is  no 
use  to  talk." 

"  Do  you  mean  to  tell  us  Shuffles  will  agree  to  any- 
thing that  isn't  pious?" 

"  Yes,  I  do." 

"  O,  get  out !  " 

"Out  of  the  knights?" 

"  No  ;  but  has  Shuffles  fallen  from  grace  ?  " 

"  He  is  ready  to  go  in  with  any  fellows  for  a  good 
time.  He  finds  he  don't  get  any  credit  for  being  a 
lamb.  I  have  had  a  talk  writh  him  since  we  came 
ashore." 

"  I  saw  you  were  pretty  thick  with  him." 

"  If  I  was,    he  don't   know    any    more   about   the 


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knights  than  I  did  before  I  joined,"  answered  Little, 
significantly. 

"  I  don't  upderstand  you,  Monkey." 

"  Then  don't  snuff  at  me  till  you  do  understand. 
Shuffles  is  coxswain  of  our  boat ;  and  if  he  is  a  lamb, 
he  isn't  a  baby.  He  knows  what  he  is  about ;  and  I'll 
bet  my  eyes  you  couldn't  go  off  in  any  boat  with  him 
in  it,  unless  he  consented." 

"Will  he  consent?" 

"  He  has  consented." 

"  You  don't  mean  so  !  " 

"  If  I  didn't,  I  shouldn't  say  so,"  protested  Little. 
"  You  see  I  bamboozled  him.  We  are  up  to  one 
thing,  but  he  thinks  we  are  up  to  another." 

"  Tell  us  what  you  mean  in  plain  English.  If  you 
haven't  blown  upon  us,  it  is  all  right." 

"  Perhaps  I  don't  know,  enough  not  to  blow  on  you. 
If  you  think  so,  you  had  better  strip  off  my  spurs." 

"  We  know  you  are  all  right,  Monkey,"  interposed 
Greenway.     "  Let  us  know  what  you  have  done." 

"  Now  you  are  decent  I  will  tell  you  all  about  it," 
replied  the  little  villain,  complacently.  "  We  want 
Shuffles ; "  but  he  was  careful  not  to  say  to  the  com- 
mander of  the  knights  what  he  wanted  of  him.  "  By 
slow  degrees  I  led  the*  lamb  to  believe  that  the  crew 
of  the  commodore's  barge  were  going  off  without  ask- 
ing leave.  The  officers  have  made  complaints  against 
him,  and  he  has  been  charged  with  something  which 
has  not  come  out  yet.  That's  what's  the  matter. 
Shuffles  is  disgusted  and  dissatisfied,  and  he  is  willing 
to  go  on  a  runaway  cruise  in  the  barge." 

"  Are  you  sure  he  isn't   bamboozling  you  ?  "  sug 


1 76  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

gested   Perth..     "  He    is    an   old    rogue,    and   I    don't 
believe  be  has  lost  his  tact  since  he  became  pious." 

"  I  know  what  I'm  about,"  wras  all .  the  reply  the 
immaculate  Little  would  condescend  to  make  to  this 
implied  imputation  upon  his  own  cunning.  "  He  has 
consented  to  go  ;  and  I  rather  think  he  will  like  the 
Josephine  better  than  the  barge.  He  will  be  as  willing 
to  be  hung  for  an  old  sheep  as  for  a  lamb.  No  matter 
for  that.  After  he  gets  us  off  in  the  boat,  I  don't  care 
whether  he  joins  or  not.  He  can  do  as  he  pleases. 
He  has  promised  to  fill  up  the  barge  with  the  fellows 
I  send  into  her. 

"  But  he  won't  let  thirty  of  us  get  into  her." 

"  That  we  must  tinker  up  so  as  to  make  it  come 
out  right.  If  you  will  leave  the  affair  to  me,  I  will 
promise  to  have  all  the  knights  on  board  of  the 
Josephine,"  replied  Little,  confidently.  "  I  don't  ask 
to  be  captain,  or  anything  of  that  sort." 

"  That's  fair.     What  do  you  say,  Greenway?" 

"  It  is  for  you  and  Wilton  to  decide.  You  are  the 
leaders." 

"  I'll  let  you  know  in  half  an  hour  or  so,"  added 
Perth,  who  wished  to  communicate  the  situation  to 
his  associate  in  authority. 

The  commander  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden 
Fleece  —  for  this  was  the  position  to  which  Perth  had 
been  assigned  —  had  a  long  consultation  with  Wilton, 
who  without  talent  for  anything  in  particular  except 
making  blunders,  was  regarded  as  the  second  in  rank. 
Wilton  always  growled,  and  of  course  he  did  so  when 
informed  that  Shuffles  was  to  have  a  part  in  the 
programme,  for,  in  his  estimation,  the  reformed  student 


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was  a  traitor,  who  had  deserted  "  onr  fellows"  and 
gone  over  to  the  enemy.  But  when  it  was  shown 
that  the  only  practicable  scheme  which  had  yet  been 
devised  could  be  carried  out  only  with  his  assistance, 
he  assented  to  the  proposition,  as  he  would  have 
done  to  anything  after  he  had  gone  through  the 
formality  of  growling  at  it.  Little,  therefore,  was 
immediately  apprised  of  the  acquiescence  of  the  high 
and  mighty  second  in  command,  and  directed  to 
carry  out  his  arrangements  to  suit  himself. 

"  But  remember  that,  when  the  knights  are  safely  on 
board  of  the  schooner,  you  are  to  be  the  same  as  the  rest 
of  the  fellows,"  added  Perth,  careful  to  guard  against 
any  usurpation  on  the  part  of  the  wily  little  villain. 

"  I  don't  want  any  office  ;  you  needn't  be  afraid  of 
me,"  answered  Little,  meekly,  "  I  am  willing  to  do 
the  work,  and  let  you  bear  off  all  the  honors." 

"  O,  we  don't  mean  to  ignore  you,  Monkey,  or  any- 
thing of  that  sort,"  protested  Perth.  "  If  you  do  a 
good  thing  for  the  order,  you  shall  not  lose  anything 
by  it.  We  shall  want  a  second  lieutenant  as  soon  as 
we  get  off." 

"  I  don't  ask  for  anything ;  I  go  for  the  good  of  the 
whole,  and  not  for  myself,  like  some  of  the  rest  of  the 
fellows." 

"  Do  you  mean  me,  Monkey?  "  demanded  the  com- 
mander. 

"  I  don't  mean  anybody," 

"  Shut  up,  now  !  "  interposed  Greenway.  "  If  you 
are  going  to  be  snubbing  each  other  in  that  way,  we 
shall  be  in  a  row  all  the  time,  and  I  would  rather 
not  go." 

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178  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  We  will  be  good  friends,  Monkey,"  added  Perth. 

"  Till  we  get  011  board  the  Josephine,  we  will,"  said 
Little.  "  We  shall  have  time  enough  to  fight  it  out 
there." 

"  We  won't  fight  anywhere.  Now,  what  are  we  to 
do  ?  "  demanded  Perth. 

"  Tell  every  knight  to  be  in  the  waist  close  together 
when  the  boats  are  piped  away.  That's  all  I  want 
you  to  do,"  answered  the  self-possessed  little  villain, 
complacently. 

They  separated,  and  before  the  students  had  re- 
turned on  board  the  squadron,  each  of  the  knights 
had  been  instructed  to  be  at  the  appointed  place,  and 
to  be  prepared  to  go  on  board  of  the  consort.  They 
had  been  too  well  drilled  in  keeping  the  mysteries  of 
the  order  to  talk  upon  the  exciting  anticipations.  To 
be  in  possession  of  the  Josephine,  and  free  from  the 
restraints  of  discipline,  formed  a  brilliant  prospect.  It 
would  be  ten  times  more  agreeable  than  going  to 
Paris,  tied  to  the  skirts  of  the  professors'  coats  ;  but  they 
expected  to  visit  the  great  city  in  their  own  time. 
Freedom  from  restraint  was  their  ideal  of  perfect  bliss  ; 
but  the  fancy  was  never  to  be  realized,  and  their 
hopes  were  to  be  rudely  jarred. 

At  five  o'clock,  the  ship's  boats  left  the  jetty.  The 
Josephine's  boats  were  manned  by  the  crew  not  at  the 
oars,  and  pulled  off  to  the  consort  in  charge  of  the 
second  lieutenant.  They  were  hoisted  up  to  the 
davits,  and  everything  left  in  good  order.  The  barge 
and  first  cutter  from  the  ship  conveyed  these  hands  to 
the  Young  America. 

Three  hours,  must  elapse  before  it  would  be  time  for 


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the  boats  to  go  on  shore  and  bring  off  the  Josephine's 
people.  The  knights  were  highly  excited,  but  they 
were  extremely  cautious.  All  of  them  who  had  any 
valuables,  or  other  articles  which  they  wished  to  take 
with  them,  concealed  them  in  their  clothing,  or  placed 
them  where  they  would  be  available  when  needed. 
Little  was  a  great  wire-puller,  and  he  worked  hard. 
The  problem  he  had  volunteered  to  solve  was  a  diffi' 
cult  one,  and  if  the  circumstances  had  not  singularly 
favored  him,  the  promise  he  had  made  to  get  the 
knights  on  board  of  the  Josephine  must  have  failed. 

Towards  night  the  weather,  which  had  been  pleas- 
ant, came  up  thick  and  misty,  with  a  fresh  breeze 
from  the  channel,  which  drifted  in  dense  clouds  of 
fog.  At  dark  it  was  hardly  possible  to  see  a  ship's 
length  ahead.  It  was  chilly  and  uncomfortable,  and 
most  of  the  students  retreated  from  the  cold  blasts  on 
deck  to  the  steerage  and  the  cabin.  They  had  been 
walking  all  the  afternoon  on  shore,  and  with  their  sea 
legs  oft,  which  makes  it  all  the  more  fatiguing.  Those 
who  were  not  excited  by  the  prospects  of  the  stolen 
expedition  were  tired  out.  Not  a  few  of  this  class 
grumbled  at  the  idea  of  being  obliged  to  pull  a  boat  to 
the  jetty  in  the  heavy  sea,  the  dark  night,  and  the  cold 
wind. 

Little  heard  these  complaints,  and  hastened  to  profit 
by  them.  When  the  boats  were  merely  engaged  in 
ship's  service,  and  not  in  the  regular  routine  of  disci- 
pline, any  member  of  a  crew,  with  the  consent  of  the 
officer  in  charge,  had  the  privilege  of  procuring  a 
substitute.  This  had  been  the  rule  ever  since  the 
ship  went    into    commission,   and  was   intended    nof 


I  So  PALACE"  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

only  to  relieve  an  oarsman  who  wished  to  be  excused, 
but  to  afford  opportunities  to  cultivate  good  feeling 
among  the  students  by  allowing  and  encouraging  one 
to  do  a  kindness  to  another.  On  all  occasions  of  drill 
or  ceremony,  every  one  of  the  crew  was  required  to 
be  on  his  thwart,  unless  excused  for  good  reasons  by 
the  captain. 

In  the  commodore's  barge,  eight  of  the  twelve  oars- 
men were  knights,  and  when  the  chilly  "lambs" 
shrugged  their  shoulders,  and  did  not  care  to  pull  a 
mile  on  such  a  night,  four  members  of  the  order,  very 
quietly,  at  the  suggestion  of  Little,  offered  to  take 
their  places.  The  barge  was  then  properly  manned, 
and  nearly  one  half  of  the  conspirators  were  provided 
with  a  passage  to  the  Josephine.  An  examination 
of  the  station  bills  posted  up  in  the  steerage  showed 
that  four  of  the  eight  oars  in  the  second  cutter 
were  pulled  by  members  of  the  order.  This  boat 
was  therefore  selected  to  take  part  in  the  secret  ser- 
vice. No  one  wanted  to  pull  to  the  jetty  anfl  back 
that  night,  and  Little,  while  he  lay  on  two  camp- 
stools,  apparently  asleep,  filled  the  "lambs'"  places 
with  conspirators.  Whatever  the  knights  thought  they 
kept  to  themselves  ;  but  the  rest  of  the  crew  believed 
that  the  era  of  good  feeling  had  been  inaugurated,  for 
never  before  had  fellows  been  so  kind  and  obliging 
to  their  shipmates  as  on  that  cold,  dark,  foggy 
evening. 

Twenty-one  of  the  knights  had  thus  been  provided 
for ;  but  as  another  boat  could  not  be  taken  without 
exposing  the  whole  scheme  to  defeat,  it  required 
sharp  wits  to  dispose  of  the  other  nine  members  of 


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the  secret  organization.  As  it  was  always  stipulated 
that  no  knight  should  be  deserted  by  the  others  while 
he  was  true  to  the  common  interests,  it  was  necessary 
that  not  a  single  one  should  be  left  behind.  In  view 
of  this  difficulty,  Little  concluded  to  wake  up  and  go 
on  deck.  Those  who  were  provided  with  places  in 
the  boats  very  naturally  kept  themselves  comfortable 
in  the  steerage,  while  those  who  had  not  been  so 
cared  for  were  as  naturally  nervous,  and  fearful  of 
being  left  in  the  ship  while  the  glorious  enterprise 
was  in  progress.  They  followed  the  little  villain  on 
deck,  to  inquire,  of  him  what  they  were  to  do. 

The  anchor  watch  on  the  forecastle  struck  seven 
bells.  In  half  an  hour  more  the  boats  would  be  sent 
away.  It  was  necessary  to  act  promptly  ;  and  Little, 
in  the  course  of  the  remaining  period  of  probation, 
directed  the  last  nine  slyly  to  go  down  the  ladder  and 
stow  themselves  away  in  the  bottoms  of  the  barge  and 
second  cutter.  In  the  deep  darkness  that  prevailed 
they  were  not  likely  to  be  seen,  and  as  only  knights 
were  to  go  in  these  boats,  they  would  not  be  exposed. 
The  little  villain  was  satisfied  then  that  he  should  be 
able  to  keep  his  promise.  He  whispered  the  arrange- 
ment to  several  of  the  crew  in  each  of  the  two  boats, 
and  the  programme  was  soon  understood  by  all. 

The  only  unfavorable  circumstance  was  the  fact  that 
the  second  cutter  was  to  be  officered  by  the  second 
lieutenant ;  but  Adler  was  to  go  as  substitute  for  the 
coxswain,  and  he  was  to  dispose  of  the  officer  as  well 
as  he  could.  At  eight  bells  the  several  boats'  crews 
were  piped  away.  The  first  cutter,  in  charge  of  the 
first  lieutenant,  went  away  first ;  she  was  followed  by 


►  82  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

the  professors'  barge  and  the  second  cutter.  Mr. 
Lowington,  expecting  the  barge's  crew  would  at- 
tempt to  run  away,  had  instructed  each  of  the  officers 
of  the  other  boats  to  pull  up  to  the  jetties,  and  bring 
back  the  barge  if  she  attempted  to  go  up  the  river, 
according  to  the  programme  indicated  by  Little  to 
Shuffles.  The  barge  went  last,  and  the  principal 
was  confident  that  the  bag  of  gold  would  soon  be 
£>und. 


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CHAPTER   XI. 

THE    CAPTURE    OF   THE  JOSEPHINE. 

MR.  LOWINGTON  himself  had  unconsciously 
contributed  more  than  any  one  else  to  the  suc- 
cess of  the  little  villain's  plan.  In  his  anxiety  to  dis- 
cover the  truth  in  regard  to  the  mysterious  bag  of 
gold,  he  had  permitted,  rather  than  directed,  Shuffles 
to  fall  in  with  the  plan  of  the  conspirators.  His  un- 
derstanding of  the  matter  was,  that  the  crew  of  the 
commodore's  barge  were  endeavoring  to  run  away. 
Little  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits  of  the  enterprise, 
and  the  gold  was  intended  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the 
expedition.  Instead  of  passing  between  the  jetties 
into  the  harbor,  the  barge  would  continue  on  her  way 
up  the  Seine. 

This  was  the  programme  as  communicated  to 
Shuffles  by  Little ;  but  none  knew  better  than  Mr. 
Lowington  the  character  of  the  coxswain's  informant. 
Captain  Haven  proposed  to  detain  the  barge  as  soon 
as  the  crew  were  seated  on  the  thwarts,  and  have 
them  searched  ;  but  the  principal  decided  that  it 
would  be  safer  to  permit  the  conspirators  to  carry 
their  plan  a  little  farther.  It  was  possible  that  the 
scheme  had  been  postponed,  or  some  other  method 
adopted  to  execute  it,  for  the  rogues  could  not  well 


184  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

help  distrusting  Shuffles.  If  the  boat,  therefore,  went 
into  the  harbor,  nothing  was  to  be  said  or  done,  for 
then  the  presumption  would  be,  that  the  gold  was  not 
on  board.  On  the  contrary,  if  the  barge  passed  the 
jetties,  and  continued  up  the  river,  it  would  indicate 
that  the  bargemen  really  intended  to  run  away,  and 
that  the  gold  was  on  board. 

The  first  lieutenant  had  been  placed  in  command 
of  the  first  cutter,  with  instructions  for  the  occasion. 
Ellis  in  the  second  cutter,  and  Leavitt  in  the  profess- 
ors' barge,  were  to  cooperate  with  him,  though  the 
crew  of  these  boats  knew  nothing  of  the  officers'  direc- 
tions. Agreeably  to  the  programme,  which  had  been 
carefully  arranged  by  the  principal  and  the  chief  offi- 
cers, the  commodore's  barge  had  been  sent  oflf  last, 
and  detained  long  enough  to  permit  the  other  boats 
to  reach  the  jetties  in  advance  of  her.  Each  barge 
and  cutter  was  provided  with  a  lantern  and  a  boat 
compass,  in  charge  of  the  coxswain,  to  whom  the 
course  had  been  given. 

The  fog  was  very  dense,  and  the  position  of  the 
boats  could  only  be  known  by  the  sound  of  the  oars. 
The  first  cutter,  without  waiting  for  the  others,  pulled 
up  to  the  jetties,  on  each  of  which  was  a  light  for  the 
guidance  of  vessels.  The  professors'  barge  followed 
her,  and  reaching  the  rendezvous  soon  after,  commu- 
nicated with  the  first  lieutenant,  who  stationed  her 
just  beyond  the  jetties,  in  the  thick  fog,  while  he 
placed  his  own  boat  farther  out.  Though  neither 
boat  could  see  the  other,  they  were  within  hail,  each 
pulling  an  occasional  stroke  to  prevent  being  carried 
out  by  the  rapid  tide.     The  second  cutter,  with  Ellis, 


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was*  expected  next,  and  she  was  to  be  stationed  out- 
side of  the  first  lieutenant's  boat,  so  that  he  could  give 
his  orders  conveniently  to  both  of  his  companions. 

Adler,  who  was  an  old  salt,  having  been  in  the 
ship  a  year  and  a  half,  was  coxswain  pro  te?7i.  of  the 
second  cutter.  His  station  was  behind  the  back-board, 
with  the  compass  and  lantern  on  the  grating  at  his 
feet.  The  boat  cast  off,  and  in  a  moment  the  ship 
disappeared  in  the  thick  fog.  Gradually,  so  as  not  to 
excite  the  suspicion  of  Ellis,  Adler  changed  the  course 
of  the  boat,  till  he  had  headed  her  towards  the  Jose- 
phine, instead  of  the  jetties  which  were  in  the  oppo- 
site direction.  If  the  second  lieutenant  had  been  a 
smart  officer,  he  could  have  seen  by  the  roll  of  the 
waves  that  the  cutter  was  not  going  in  the  right  direc- 
tion ;  but  Adler  kept  him  busy  talking  until  they 
were  far  enough  from  the  ship  to  insure  the  success 
of  the  enterprise,  and  then  he  ceased  to  amuse  the 
officer. 

"  How  are  you  steering,  Adler?"  asked  Ellis,  when 
for  the  first  time  he  discovered  that  the  boat  was  head 
to  the  sea,  instead  of  going  before  it. 

"  With  the  tiller  ropes,"  replied  Adler. 

"  Let  me  see  the  compass,"  added  the  officer,  rising 
and  attempting  to  look  over  the  back-board. 

"You  needn't  trouble  yourself,"  said  Adler,  sudden- 
ly laying  aside  the  respectful  attitude  of  an  inferior. 

"  What  do  you  mean  ?  "  demanded  Ellis,  who  needed 
nothing  more  than  what  had  passed  to  assure  him  that 
a  mutiny  was  in  progress. 

u  Keep  still,  Ellis,  and  you  are  all  right,"  answered 
Adler.       "  Fellows   in    the   bottom    of  the  boat,"  he 


1 86  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

added,  <;  come  out  of  that  now,  and  take  your  places 
in  the  stern  sheets."  ' 

Ellis  was  appalled,  and  could  not  immediately  make 
up  his  mind  what  to  do.  He  had  been  directed, 
with  the  first  and  third  lieutenants,  to  counteract 
the  movements  of  the  barge,  in  which  the  runaways 
were  supposed  to  be  ;  but  it  now  appeared  that  he 
was  himself  in  the  midst  of  another  band  of  conspira- 
tors. The  four  knights  in  the  bottom  of  the  boat  rose 
from  their  hiding-places,  and  came  aft.  One  of  them 
had  a  boat-hook  in  his  hand.  They  seated  themselves 
on  each  side  of  the  astonished  officer. 

"  Phillips  !  "  said  Adler,  sharply. 

"  Ay,  ay,  sir  !  " 

"  Have  you  the  boat-hook?" 
■    "  I  have,"  replied  this  worthy,  who  had  been  previ- 
ously instructed  in  the  part  he  was  to  perform. 

"  Stand  by  with  it,  then." 

"  Ay,  ay,  sir  !  " 

"  Ellis,  if  you  should  take  it  into  your  head  to  yell,  or 
anything  of  that  sort,  Phillips  will  crack  you  on  the 
sconce  with  the  boat-hook,"  continued  the  coxswain. 

The  second  lieutenant  therefore,  being  a  prudent 
young  man,  did  not  take  it  into  his  head  to  yell.  He 
was  generally  halting  and  undecided,  and  he  had  not 
yet  made  up  his  mind  what  to  do  ;  indeed,  the  cir- 
cumstances were  not  favorable  for  him  to  reach  a  con- 
clusion. 

"Keep  your  weather  eye  open  tight,  you  soldiers 
in  the  stern  sheets,  and  see  if  you  can  make  out  the 
Josephine  in  the  fog,"  said  Adler,  after  the  crew  had 
pulled  long  enough,  as  he  thought,  to  bring  the  boat 
to  the  consort. 


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"What  are  you  going  to  do?"  Ellis  ventured  to 
ask. 

"  If  you  keep  your  eyes  wide  open,  you  will  find 
out  in  the  course  of  half  an  hour,"  replied  Adler, 
roughly. 

Ellis  concluded  that  the  best  thing  he  could  do  was 
to  keep  still. 

'*  I  see  her  !  "  shouted  one  of  the  hands  in  the  stern 
sheets.     "  She  is  right  on  our  beam  !  " 

"  Shut  up  !  You  needn't  yell.  It  isn't  polite,"  said 
the  coxswain.     "  Way  enough  !     Lay  on  your  oars  !  " 

Adler  decided  to  wait  till  the  barge  came  up,  and 
board  the  Josephine  with  her  crew.  Ellis  behaved 
very  well,  but  the  coxswain  was  not  so  sure  that  the 
^ook  and  stewards  on  board  the  consort  would  be 
equally  tractable. 

The  crew  of  the  commodore's  barge  took  their 
places  in  the  boat,  alongside  the  ship,  and  neither 
Shuffles  nor  the  principal  had  any  suspicion  that  five 
extra  hands  were  stowed  away  in  the  bottom.  It  was 
very  dark  and  very  chilly,  and  none  but  those  whose 
duty  called  them  to  the  deck  were  there. 

"  Be  very  careful,  Shuffles,"  said  Mr.  Lowington, 
as  the  coxswain  was  about  to  go  over  the  side.  "  The 
three  boats  are  ranged  outside  of  the  jetties.  If  you 
happen  to  miss  them  in  the  fog,  you  must  use  your 
own  judgment.  If  your  crew  attempt  to  use  violence 
towards  you,  perhaps  you  had  better  let  them  have 
their  own  way.  It  will  be  easy  enough  to  find  them 
if  they  get  away,  for  you  can  inform  me  by  letter 
which  way  they  have  gone." 

"  I  am  not  afraid  of  the  whole  of  them,"  replied 
Shuffles,  confidently. 


1 88  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Perhaps  not ;  but  don't  be  rash,  and  don't  injure 
any  of  them." 

Shuffles  was  a  stout  fellow,  and,  in  his  wild  days,  had 
been  the  bully  of  the  crew.  Mr.  Lowington  had  no 
idea  of  the  nature  or  extent  of  the  conspiracy,  and  did 
not  really  expect  anything  like  resistance  on  the  part  of 
the  twelve  seamen  in  the  barge.  With  him  it  was 
simply  a  matter  of  obtaining  evidence,  and  he  was 
satisfied,  if  the  boys  attempted  to  run  away,  the  other 
boats  would  turn  their  flank,  Shuffles  would  declare 
that  the  scheme  was  impracticable,  and  the  barge, 
with  the  other  boats,  pretending  they  had  missed  the 
way,  or  something  of  that  sort,  would  pull  into  the 
harbor.  But  the  gold  would,  be  on  board,  and  when 
the  twelve  bargemen  returned  to  the  ship,  they  would 
be  searched,  the  guilty  one  discovered,  and  the  whole 
affair  end  in  strengthening  the  discipline  of  the  ship. 
Of  Shuffles'  fidelity  he  had  no  doubts,  and  he  did  not 
misjudge  him ;  but  the  coxswain  was  as  innocent  of 
all  knowledge  of  the  real  purpose  of  the  conspirators 
as  the  principal  himself. 

The  crew  of  the  barge  gave  way,  and  pulled  out 
into  the  gloom  and  fog  of  the  night.  Of  course  the 
coxswain  headed  the  boat  for  the  jetties;  and  this 
course  did  not  suit  Little.  But  the  rogue  had  pre- 
pared for  this  emergency.  He  had  debated  with  him- 
self, and  with  Green  way,  whether  to  set  the  five 
knights  in  the  bottom  of  the  boat  upon  Shuffles, 
overpower  and  muzzle  him,  or  to  play  another  trick 
upon  him.  Shuffles  was  not  Ellis.  The  former  was 
energetic  and  decided.  There  was  fight  in  him,  if  he 
was  a  lamb,  and  even  if  conquered,  he  would  make 


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fiuch  a  row  as  to  endanger  the  success  of  the  enter- 
prise. Besides,  Little  and  Greenway  wanted  him,  at 
the  right  time,  to  take  command  of  the  Josephine. 
They  thought  he  could  be  brought  over  when  the  plan 
•was  explained  to  him.  He  was  regarded  as  a  tough 
customer,  who  could  not  be  handled  too  cautiously. 

"Did  you  bring  the  money  with  you?"  asked  Lit- 
tle, in  a  low  tone,  as  soon  as  the  boat  was  out  of  hail 
of  the  ship  ;  for  he  had  decided  to  be  polite  instead  of 
violent. 

"What  money?"  asked  the  coxswain,  rather  to 
encourage  the  little  villain  to  talk  than  to  obtain  infor- 
mation. 

"  That  bag  of  gold,"  replied  Little,  abandoning  his 
oar,  and  taking  a  seat  on  the  cushions  near  the  cox- 
swain. 

"  I  haven't  it." 

"  We  can't  go  without  that,  Shuffles,"  added  Little, 
earnestly.     "  We  must  have  money." 

"Certainly  we  must,"  responded  the  coxswain,  will- 
ing to  give  the  rogue  all  the  rope  he  needed. 

"  Between  you  and  me,  Shuffles,  I  know  where  it 
is,"  added  Little,  confidentially. 

Of  course  he  did  !  And  Shuffles  actually  trembled 
with  delight  when  he  saw  the  scheme  working  so 
well,  as  he  believed.  Little  had  said  enough  already 
to  condemn  him,  and  the  coxswain  was  satisfied  that 
the  gold  was  in  the  barge. 

"Where  is  it?"  asked  Shuffles,  with  an  eagerness 
which  he  had  no  occasion  to  assume. 

.  "  I'll  tell  you,  but  I  can't  stop  to  explain  the  whole 
thing  now.     'Pon  my  honor,  I  thought  you   had  the 


190  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

bag,  or  I  shouldn't  have  said  so.  Howe,  come  up 
here,  and  take  my  oar,"  added  Little,  calling  to  one 
of  his  associates  under  the  middle  board. 

The  knight  thus  addressed  crawled  out  from  under 
the  thwart,  and  took  his  place  at  the  stroke  oar. 

"  What  does  that  mean  ? "  asked  Shuffles,  aston- 
ished at  this  addition  to  his  crew. 

"  Five  more  of  our  fellows  wanted  to  go  with  us; 
and  stowed  themselves  in  the  bottom  of  the  boat,'" 
answered  Little.  "  You  may  come  out,  fellows.  It 
is  all  right  now." 

The  coxswain  found  he  had  gone  into  The  "business 
deeper  than  he  intended ;  but  he  was  not  appalled, 
only  surprised,  at  the  increase  of  his  crew. 

"  Now,  where  is  the  money?  "  he  inquired,  nervous- 
ly, when  the  interlopers  had  disposed  of  themselves  m 
various  parts  of  the  barge. 

"  Do  you  know  Osborne?" 

"Osborne?     In  the  Josephine ? " 

u  Yes  ;  "  well,  he  has  it  in  his  charge,"  replied  Little, 
as  though  he  was  giving  his  interested  companion  the 
most  important  and  valuable  information  in  the  world, 
which,  in  the  estimation  of  the  coxswain,  it  actually 
was. 

"  But  Osborne  is  on  shore  with  the  rest  of  hia 
crew." 

"  He  is,  but  the  gold  is  not." 

"Where  is  it,  then?" 

"  On  board  of  the  Josephine  ;  and,  before  we  go  up 
the  river,  we  must  pay  her  a  visit.  We  shall  have  a 
£>ully  time.     Do  you  know  where  she  lays?" 

"  Certainly  I  do,"  replied  Shuffles,  who  was    not 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     191 

exactly   satisfied    with   the    intelligence    he    received. 
"Isn't  the  gold  in  the  barge?" 

"  No,  sir  !  "  said  Little,  decidedly. 

"  I  supposed  it  was." 

"  You  were  mistaken.  I  know  exactly  where  it  is 
concealed  on  board  of  the  Josephine." 

"Where?"  asked  Shuffles. 

"  No,  you  don't !  "  exclaimed  the  little  villain,  who, 
ever  ready  to  play  a  trick,  was  always  on  the  lookout 
for  one.  "I  shall  not  give  you  any  chance  to  back 
out.     You  agreed  to  go  with  us." 

"  I  am  with  you." 

"  Then  steer  for  the  Josephine,  and  we  will  get  the 
money." 

The  coxswain  was  in  doubt ;  and  while  he  was 
thinking  of  the  matter,  Little  whistled  as  composedly 
as  though  he  had  no  interest  in  his  decision. 

"  You  must  say  quick,"  said  he,  after  a  pause. 
"  If  you  don't  want  to  go  with  us,  I  am  willing  to 
give  it  up  ;  but  I  am  afraid  we  shall  never  see  the  gold 
again,  if  we  don't  get  it  to-night." 

*•*  How  came  Osborne  by  it?  "  asked  Shuffles. 

"  1*11  explain  that  after  we  get  the  money." 

It  would  not  make  a  delay  of  more  than  ten  or  fif- 
teen minutes  to  visit  the  Josephine,  and  Shuffles  decided 
to  let  the  rogue  have  his  own  way.  He  was  on  the 
right  track  to  obtain  the  bag,  which  possibly  wras  on 
board  of  the  Josephine,  and  the  other  boats  would 
wait  at  the  jetties  for.  him.  The  coxswain  put  the 
barge  about,  and  Little  felt  that  he  had  won  the  victory. 

"  We  are  all  in  the  same  boat ;  can't  you  tell  me 
now  how  Osborne  happens  to  have  this  bag  of  gold?  r 


I92  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

asked  Shuffles.  "  You  see  it  is  a  matter  of  more 
consequence  to  me  than  to  any  other  fellow,  for  I 
have  been  accused  of  concealing  it." 

"  What  difference  does  it  make  to  you  now,  if  you 
are  going- in  with  us?"  demanded  Little. 

"  I  am  curious  to  know  how  I  got  mixed  up  in 
the  scrape,  when  I  didn't  know  anything  at  all  about 
the  matter,"  explained  Shuffles.  "  But  you  asked  me, 
as  soon  as  we  got  off  from  the  ship,  if  I  had  the 
gold." 

"  That  was  only  to  open  the  subject.  I  knew  you 
hadn't  it  then." 

"  But  how  came  it  aboard  the  ship  yesterday?" 

"  Osborne  handed  it  to  Greenway,  who  hid  it 
under  your  berth." 

"  Greenway,  do  you  know  anything  about  the 
bag?"   demanded  Shuffles,  suddenly. 

"  I  do,"  replied  the  oarsman  addressed. 

"  Do  you?  "  added  Shuffles  to  the  stroke  oarsman. 

"What  bag?"  asked  Howe. 

"  No ;  he  knows  nothing  about  it,"  interposed 
Little."     No  one  but  Greenway  does." 

"  I  think  this  matter  is  a  good  deal  mixed,"  said  the 
coxswain. 

"  I'll  tell  you  about  it,  since" you  are  so  suspicious." 

"  I'm  not  suspicious.  I'm  only  curious  to  know 
how  the  thing  was  charged  upon  me." 

"  I  didn't  know  myself  till  we  went  ashore  to-day," 
continued  the  ever-ready  little  liar.  "  The  Dutchman 
on  the  spar  told  me  he  gave  the  bag  to  the  man  in 
*  dem  selling'  —  boat,  I  suppose  he  meant.  I  didn't 
know  then  that  any  other  boat  than   ours  had  been 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND    SWITZERLAND.    1 93 

near  him  ;  but  it  appears  that  the  Josephine's  first 
cutter  had  tried  to  haul  him  in,  and  the  money  was 
handed  to  Osborne,  her  coxswain.  Greenwav  took 
care  of  it  for  him  ;  but  after  the  row  in  the  ship  yes- 
terday, he  gave  it  back." 

Little  did  not  care  whether  his  exacting  companion 
believed  this  story  or  not,  if  he  would  only  keep  still 
ten  minutes  more.  Unfortunately  the  coxswain  did 
keep  still.  He  was  intent  upon  finding  the  bag  of 
gold,  and  deemed  it  best,  even  if  the  money  was  then 
in  the  barge,  to  give  the  conspirator  all  the  rope 
he  wanted,  satisfied  he  would  hang  himself  in  the 
end.  With  some  difficulty  the  consort  was  found  in 
the  thick  fog,  and  the  bowman  fastened  to  her  gang- 
way stairs  with  his  boat-hook. 

u  Keep  still,  fellows,"  said  Little  to  the  crew. 
"  Come,  Shuffles,  and  I  will  show  you  exactly  where 
the  gold  is,  and  you  may  put  your  own  hands  upon 
it,  for  I  would  rather  have  you  keep  it,  and  be  purser, 
than  any  other  fellow." 

That  was  exactly  what  Shuffles  wanted.  If  he  could 
get  his  hands  upon  the  treasure,  he  would  be  satisfied, 
and  he  was  willing  to  incur  any  risk  for  that  purpose. 
He  leaped  out  of  the  boat,  and  ran  up  the  steps  to  the 
deck. 

"  Don't  move  till  I  tell  you,"  said  Little,  in  a  low 
tone,  as  he  followed  the  coxswain. 

"  Now,  where  is  it?"  asked  Shuffles,  impatiently. 

"  The  best  place  to  hide  anything  is  in  the  most  ex- 
posed position,"  replied  Little.  "  Do  you  know  where 
Greenway  hid  the  bag  on  board  of  the  ship,  after  he 
found  the  officers  had  seen  it." 

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194  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  No." 

"  III  Mr.  Lowington's  state-room,"  replied  Little, 
chuckling.  "  Osborne  has  done  about  the  same  tiling 
here,  for  he  has  concealed  the  bag  in  the  vice-princi- 
pal's room." 

Shuffles  did  not  care  a  straw  for  these  revelations. 
He  only  wanted  the  bag  of  gold,  and  he  did  not  pause 
to  criticise  whatever  may  have  seemed  doubtful  to 
him  in  the  statements.  Little  led  him  into  the  cabin 
of  the  Josephine,  and  paused  before  the  door  of  the 
professors'  apartment.  It  was  locked,  but  the  key 
was  in  the  door. 

"  You  know  how  your  berth  is  situated.  This  one 
is  just  like  it,"  said  Little,  opening  the  door.  "  Go 
in,  raise  up  the  mattress,  and  under  the  forward  part 
you  will  find  the  bag.  I  will  hold  your  lantern  for 
you." 

The  little  villain  began  to  be  somewhat  nervous, 
for  he  heard  the  second  cutter  come  alongside  with 
some  loud  talking,  and  he  was  afraid  Shuffles  would 
take  the  alarm  ;  but  the  latter  was  too  eager  to  obtain 
the  evidence  of  his  own  innocence  to  defer  even  for* 
an  instant  the  search  for  the  treasure.  He  entered  the 
room ;  Little  stej^ped  back,  and  hastily  closed  and 
locked  the  door.  The  coxswain  was  a  prisoner,  and, 
as  the  door  opened  inward,  he  was  not  likely  to  get 
out  in  season  to  defeat  the  enterprise,  if  he  did  at  all. 

Little  rushed  on  deck,  with  the  lantern  in  his 
hand,  and  called  to  those  in  the  boats  to  come  on 
board.  The  knights,  intensely  excited,  and  perhaps 
surprised  at  the  success,  so  far,  of  the  wild  scheme, 
hastened  on  board. 


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"  Perth,  I  have  kept  my  promise.  The  knights  are 
all  here,"  said  Little. 

"Where's  Shuffles?"  demanded  Perth. 

"  Locked  up  in  the  professors'  state-room.  But  you 
had  better  be  in  a  hurry." 

"  Clear  away  the  mainsail  and  the  jib ! "  added 
Perth. 

He  had  been  prudent  enough  to  station  his  men  be- 
forehand, and  in  a  few  minutes  the  mainsail  was  shak- 
ing tremendously  in  the  fresh  breeze.  A  warping-line 
was  made  fast  to  the  cable  outboard  at  one  Gnd,  while 
the  other  was  attached  to  the  barge. 

"  What  am  I  to  do?"  asked  Ellis,  who  had  come 
on  deck,  and  was  viewing  with  astonishment,  not  to 
say  alarm,  the  proceedings  of  the  lawless  students. 

"Will  you  join  us  as  a  seaman?"  asked  Perth, 
sharply. 

"  W7hat  are  you  going  to  do?"  asked  Ellis,  rather 
timidly. 

"We  are  going  on  a  cruise  in  the  Josephine.  Will 
you  go,  or  not?     Short  stories." 

"  I  would  rather  not,"  added  the  second  lieutenant, 
who,  however,  did  not  see  how  he  was  to  avoid 
going. 

"  Then  you  need  not.  Get  into  the  barge,  or  the 
cutter." 

"Are  you  going  to  turn  me  adrift  alone  in  a  boat?" 
demanded  Ellis,  who  did  not  consider  such  a  prospect 
very  encouraging.     "  Where  are  you  going?" 

"  To  the  north  coast  of  Ireland,"  replied  Perth,  in- 
tending, by  this  answer,  which  might  be  reported  to 
the  principal,  to  deceive  him  in  regard  to  his  desti- 
nation. 


196  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  I  don't  want  to  go,  and  I  don't  want  to  be  turned 
adrift,"  added  Ellis.     "  Where  is  Shuffles?" 

"  Locked  up  in  the  professors'  state-room." 

"  Is  he  going  with  you  ?  " 

"  I  don't  know  yet.  But  I  have  no  time  to  talk. 
We  are  going  to  sea  at  once.  Choose  quick.  We 
shall  buoy  the  anchor  with  the  barge." 

"  Then  I  will  stay  in  her." 

"  Well,  behave  yourself,  or  you  will  get  a  broken 
head,"  said  Perth,  sharply. 

Ellis  was  faithful  enough,  but  he  could  do  nothing 
alone.  He  went  over  the  side  into  the  barge,  to  which 
the  line  from  the  cable  had  been  fastened,  to  prevent 
it  from  drifting  to  sea  ;  for  the  conspirators  did  not 
wish  to  have  the  second  lieutenant's  life  sacrificed  by 
their  freak. 

The  mainsail  was  set,  and  the  hands  stood  at  the 
cable  and  at  the  jib-halyards.  The  cook  and  the  two 
waiters  had  made  their  appearance  on  deck,  but  they 
did  not  offer  to  interfere  with  the  conspirators.  One 
of  them  had  asked  Perth  what  was  going  on,  and  had 
been  informed  that  they  were  only  to  change  the  an- 
chorage of  the  vessel.  But  Shuffles  was  not  a  waiter, 
and  he  was  not  disposed  tamely  to  submit  to  his  im- 
prisonment. He  had  used  his  voice,  and  applied  his 
heels  to  the  door,  but,  as  yet,  he  was  secure.  When 
everything  was  ready  to  let  go  the  cable,  Perth  wanted 
to  know  what  was  to  be  done  with  him. 

"  If  you  let  him  out  he  will  break  about  a  dozen  of 
our  heads  to  begin  with,"  suggested  Monroe. 

"  He  won't  break  mine,"  replied  Phillips,  a  great, 
stout  fellow,  who  had  a  taste  for  fighting;  but,  being 


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one  of  the  recruits  received  at  Liverpool,  he  had  never 
nad  a  chance  to  measure  muscle  with  Shuffles.  ';  Let 
him  out;  if  he  don't  behave  himself,  I  will  undertake 
to  handle  him." 

"  Let  him  out,  Little  ;  you  have  the  key,"  added 
Perth.  "  We  don't  want  him  with  us,  if  he  does  not 
join." 

"  He  will  join  by  and  by,  if  you  only  let  him  stay," 
suggested  Little,  who  did  not  wish  to  spare  him. 

"  Bring  him  on  deck,  at  any  rate,"  said  the  acting 
captain. 

Little,  attended  by  Phillips,  went  into  the  cabin,  and 
unlocked  the  door  of  the  state-room. 

"Did  you  find  it?"  asked  the  little  villain,  as  he 
threw  open  the  door. 

Shuffles,  who  now  understood  how  thoroughly  he 
had  been  duped,  stepped  out  into  the  cabin.  His  first 
impulse  was  to  fly  at  Little  and  tear  him  in  pieces  ; 
but  he  had  learned  to  conquer  such  temptations,  and  he 
stood  gazing  at  the  rogue. 

"  Did  you  find  the  bag,  Shuffles?"  repeated  Little  ; 
but  he  was  prudent  enough  to  keep  under  the  lee  of 
his  stout  companion. 

"  You  have  deceived  me,"  said  Shuffles,  sharply. 

"  Sold  you,  Shuffles  —  that's  a  fact,"  laughed  Little, 
as  he  took  the  bag  of  gold  from  his  pea-jacket  pocket, 
and  dropped  it  heavily  upon  the  table.  "  There  is  the 
gold,  and  you  need  not  trouble  yourself  to  look  after  it 
any  more.  If  3-011  believed  anything  I  said,  you  were 
a  bigger  fool  than  I  took  you  to  be." 

Little  put  the  bag  in  his  pocket  again,  and  was 
careful  to  keep  Phillips  between  himself  and  his  vic- 
tim. 


198  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  I  did  not  think  so  small  a  boy  could  be  so  big  a 
scoundrel,"  replied  Shuffles,  with  dignity. 

"  Thank  you  !  I  intend  to  keep  up  my  reputation. 
If  I  deceived  you,  you  did  me  the  same  favor.  You 
didn't  intend  to  go  in  with  us." 

"No;  I  did  not." 

"  Well,  I  forgive  you." 

"  I  wanted  to  know  who  had  the  bag  of  gold." 

"  You  know  now." 

"  Bring  him  up  !  "  shouted  Perth,  at  the  head  of  the 
companion  way.     "  Don't  fool  there  all  night." 

"  What  are  you  going  to  do?"  asked  Shuffles. 

"  We  are  going  on  a  cruise  in  the  Josephine.  Shall 
we  have  the  honor  of  your  company  ?  " 

"  Where  are  you  going?" 

"  To  the  north  coast  of  Ireland,"  replied  Little,  as 
instructed  by  Perth. 

"  Are  you  really  going  to  run  away  with  the  ves- 
sel?" asked  Shuffles,  appalled,  in  his  turn,  by  the 
boldness  of  the  scheme. 

"  Bring  him  up  !  " 

"  Come  on  deck,  Shuffles,  and  I  will  introduce  you 
to  Captain  Perth,"  added  Little. 

They  went  up  the  steps,  and  Perth  put  the  question 
to  him  whether  or  not  he  wished  to  join  the  vessel  as 
a  common  sailor.  He  was  ashamed  to  go  back  to  the 
ship  after  being  so  grossly  duped.  By  remaining,  he 
might  create  a  diversion  in  favor  of  law  and  order, 
and,  perhaps,  with  the  aid  of  the  cook  and  stewards, 
whom  he  saw  on  deck,  save  and  bring  back  the  Jose- 
phine. 

"  I  will  go  with*  you,"  said  he,  iirmly. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     1 99 

"  Let  go  the  cable  !  "  shouted  Perth.  "  Run  up  the 
jib  ! " 

The  cable  ran  out,  and  sank  to  the  bottom,  but  the 
warping  line  held  the  barge,  to  which  the  second  cut- 
ter had  been  made  fast,  and  afforded  the  means  of  re- 
covering the  anchor  and  chain.  The  jib  went  up, 
and,  in  the  gloom  and  fog,  the  Josephine  stood  off  to 
the  westward  on  her  runaway  cruise. 


200  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER  XII. 


A   FEW   HOURS    IN    ROUEN. 


THE  first  cutter  and  the  professors'  barge  waited 
very  patiently  off  the  jetties  at  the  entrance  of 
the  harbor  of  Havre.  The  second  cutter,  which  was 
to  form  part  of  the  "cutting  out"  fleet,  had  not  ap- 
peared. Goodwin,  the  first  lieutenant,  became  very 
anxious  for  the  result,  for  the  programme  seemed  to 
have  miscarried  somewhere.  It  was  not  possible  that 
either  boat  had  lost  its  way,  for  they  had  compasses, 
and  the  officers  were  experienced  in  managing  the 
boats  by  night  and  in  the  fog. 

After  waiting  half  an  hour,  he  sent  the  barge  back 
to  the  ship  to  ascertain  what  had  become  of  the  other 
boats.  On  its  arrival,  Mr.  Lowington  was  more  as- 
tonished than  Goodwin  had  been,  when  Leavitt,  the 
officer,  informed  him  that  the  two  boats  had  not  been 
near  the  jetty. 

"  The  second  cutter  left  the  ship  soon  after  you  did, 
Mr.  Leavitt,"  said  the  principal.  "  The  barge  followed 
ten  minutes  later." 

"  I  don't  understand  it,  sir,"  replied  the  third  lieu- 
tenant. "My  boat  was  within  hailing  distance  of  the 
jetty  lights,  and  the  barge  was  outside  of  me,  within 
call.  I  am  quite  sure  neither  of  them  can  have  gone 
up  the  river." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    201 

"  Possibly  they  have  lost  their  way  in  the  fog,  or 
been  drifted  offby  the  strong  tide,  though  I  do  not  see 
how  either  of  these  things  could  have  happened." 

Mr.  Lowington  did  not  give  expression  to  his  worst 
fears.  He  suspected  that  the  runaway  party,  instead 
of  going  up  the  river,  as  they  had  declared  to  Shuffles 
they  intended  to  do,  had  altered  their  plans,  and  pulled 
over  to  Honfleur,  on  the  opposite  shore,  or  made  a 
landing  in  the  vicinity  of  Cape  la  Heve.  He  had  not 
the  remotest  idea  of  the  real  truth.  The  Josephines 
were  still  on  shore,  probably  waiting  at  the  land- 
ing for  the  boats,  and  it  was  necessary  to  provide  first 
for  their  return,  for  the  tide  would  soon  leave  them 
where  they  could  not  be  reached  by  the  boats.  The 
crews  of  the  third  and  fourth  cutters  were  piped  away, 
and  the  four  boats  were  directed  to  bring  off  the  ship's 
company  of  the  consort.  Wherever  the  runaways  had 
gone,  it  was  obviously  too  late  to  intercept  their  pas- 
sage up  the  river.  The  principal  judged,  from  the 
absence  of  the  second  cutter,  that  Ellis,  zealous  to  con- 
vict Shuffles,  had  detected  the  movements  of  the  barge 
and  followed  her. 

The  three  boats  pulled  to  the  jetties,  and,  hailing 
the  first  lieutenant,  Leavitt  gave  him  the  principal's 
orders,  as  transmitted  to  him  through  the  captain. 
Goodwin  led  the  way  into  the  harbor,  and  found  the 
Josephines  on  the  pier,  where  they  had  been  waiting 
over  an  hour.  As  the  night  was  chilly  and  damp, 
they  were  not  very  comfortable,  and  were  in  a  hurry 
to  return  to  their  snug  quarters  in  the  consort.  At  the 
Hotel  de  l'Europe  they  had  enjoyed  a  splendid  enter- 
tainment, at  which  all  the   delicacies  of  the  French 


202  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

cuisine  had  been  set  before  them,  while  a  band  of  mu- 
sic played  inspiring  airsl  Mr.  Arbuckle  had  made  a 
pleasant  speech  to  them,  to  which  Captain  Kendall, 
the  officers  and  the  professors,  had  responded  "  in 
fitting  terms."  It  was  an  occasion  to  be  remembered, 
for  it  had  been  heartily  enjoyed. 

The  Josephines  embarked  in  the  boats,  and  many 
of  them  were  thankful  for  an  opportunity  to  stir  their 
blood  at  the  oars.  The  little  fleet  passed  the  ship, 
hailing  her  on  the  way,  to  inform  those  on  board  that 
nothing  had  been  seen  of  the  missing  cutters.  Gap- 
tain  Kendall  was  directed  to  send  out  all  his  boats  in 
search  of  them.  Goodwin,  in  the  first  cutter,  led  the 
line.  Terrill  was  in  the  bow,  looking  out  for  the  Jose- 
phine, which  it  was  not  easy  to  find  in  the  dense  fog. 

"  Young  America,  ahoy ! "  shouted  a  voice  from 
the  depths  of  the  fog  and  darkness,  ahead  of  the 
cutter. 

"  Some  one  hails  the  ship,  Mr.  Goodwin,"  said 
Terrill. 

"Where  away?" 

"  Dead  ahead,  sir." 

"Young  America,  ahoy  !  "  repeated  the  voice. 

"  Ay,  ay  !  "  shouted  Terrill,  in  reply. 

The  head  boat  of  the  line,  guided  by  the  voice,  rap- 
idly approached  the  barge  and  second  cutter,  moored 
to  the  schooner's  anchor,  where  poor  Ellis,  chilled  by 
the  night  air,  was  waiting  for  the  return  of  the  Jose- 
phines. Impatient  at  the  delay,  he  was  trying  to  hail 
the  ship. 

"  Boat,  ahoy  !  "  he  called,  as  the  first  cutter  emerged 
from  the  fog,  so  that  he  obtained  a  faint  view  of  it. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    203 

"  In  the  boat !  "  replied  Terrill.     "  AVho  is  it?  " 

"Ellis,"  replied  the  second  lieutenant. 

"  What  are  you  doing  here?"  asked  Terrill,  as  the 
bowman  hooked  on  to  the  barge.  "  Where's  the  Jo- 
sephine?" 

"  Where  is  she?"  repeated  Ellis,  leaping  into  the 
barge.     "  She  has  gone  to  sea." 

"You  don't  mean  so!"  exclaimed  the  first  lieuten- 
ant of  the  consort. 

"  It's  a  fact.  She  has  been  gone  for  two  hours,  I 
should  think." 

It  was  only  one,  which  the  officer's  impatience  "had 
extended  into  two.  This  was  startling  information, 
and  Captain  Kendall,  who  was  also  in  the  barge,  was 
utterly  confounded  by  it.  Ellis  told  his  story  very 
briefly,  and  Paul  ordered  a  crew  into  the  second  cut- 
ter to  pull  her  back  to  the  ship,  leaving  the  barge  to 
buoy  the  anchor.  Officers  and  seamen  were  appalled 
at  the  daring  of  the  conspirators,  and  opinions  were 
freely  expressed  that  the  Josephine  would  be  on  the 
rocks  or  shoals  before  morning. 

The  boats  returned  to  the  ship  with  the  astounding 
intelligence,  which  was  soon  communicated  to  the 
whole  ship's  company.  The  principal  was  sick  at 
heart,  and  feared  that  he  had  made  a  fatal  mistake. 
Mr.  Fluxion  and  Ellis  were  invited  to  the  main  cabin, 
where  the  lieutenant,  highly  excited  by  the  event,  re- 
lated his  experience  after  leaving  the  ship. 

"Who  was  the  leader  of  this  insane  enterprise?" 
asked  Mr.  Lowington,  with  an  apparent  calmness 
which  belied  his  feelings. 

"  Perth  and  Little  seemed  to  be  the  chief  ones/1 
replied  Ellis. 


204  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Was  Shuffles  concerned  in  it?" 

"  I  don't  know,  sir  ;  but  he  has  gone  with  them." 

"  Did  you  see  him?" 

"  No,  sir ;  but  I  heard  his  voice  on  deck  after  they 
sent  me  into  the  barge." 

"What  did  he  say?" 

"  He  said  he  would  go  with  them." 

u  Then  he  had  not  been  concerned  in  getting  up  the 
project." 

"  I  don't  know,  sir.  I  asked  for  Shuffles,  and  Perth 
told  me  he  was  locked  up  in  the  professors'  state- 
room." 

"  That  shows  that  he  was  not  one  of  the  original 
party,"  added  Mr.  Lowington,  who  derived  much  sat- 
isfaction from  the  fact.  "  Do  you  know  where  they 
are  going?" 

"  To  the  north  coast  of  Ireland,"  replied  Ellis. 

"Did  they  say  so?" 

"  Perth  said  so." 

The  second  lieutenant  was  dismissed,  and  Mr.  Low- 
ington had  an  anxious  consultation  with  Mr.  Fluxion. 

"What  do  you  think  of  it,  Fluxion?"  asked  the 
principal. 

"  It  is  a  mere  lark,  that  cannot  amount  to  much. 
Probably  the  rascals  will  be  back  in  two  or  three 
days,"  replied  the  vice-principal. 

"  I  am  afraid  they  will  wreck  the  vessel,  and  lose 
their  lives." 

"  I  don't  think  so.  If  they  had  pluck  enough  to  run 
away  with  her,  there  are  brains  enough  among  them 
to  handle  her.  Perth  is  a  navigator,  and  Shuffles  is 
equal  to  the  command  of  either  vessel." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    20^ 

"  But  Shuffles  appears  to  be  a  prisoner,  or,  at  least, 
not  one  of  the  party,  and  probably  has  no  control  over 
them." 

"  In  my  opinion  he  will  soon  have  control  over 
them.  They  will  not  stay  at  sea  long;  and  as  soon 
as  they  put  into  port,  we  shall  hear  of  them." 

But  it  was  finally  decided  not  to  let  the  affair  take 
its  own  course  ;  and  Mr.  Fluxion,  Mr.  Stoute,  and  the 
adult  forward  officers  of  the  Josephine  were  sent  on 
shore  in  the  professors'  barge.  Two  steamers  were  to 
be  employed  to  search  for  the  runaways,  which  were 
to  leave  as  soon  as  the  tide  would  permit  them  to  go 
out  of  the  harbor.  One,  with  Mr.  Fluxion  and  the 
carpenter  on  board  to  identify  the  Josephine,  was  to 
go  to  the  northward  ;  and  the  other,  with  Mr.  Stoute, 
as  interpreter  for  Cleats,  the  boatswain,  was  to  go  to 
the  westward. 

The  crew  of  the  ship  were  piped  to  muster,  and  the 
names  of  the  thirty  absentees  were  discovered  by  call- 
ing the  roll.  The  Josephine's  hands  were  berthed  in 
their  vacant  places,  and  the  officers  were  accommo- 
dated in  the  after  cabin.  In  an  hour  after  the  return 
of  the  boats,  all  was  as  quiet  as  usual  on  board  ;  but  it 
is  doubtful  whether  the  principal  slept  much  that 
night.  The  next  day  was  Sunday.  Before  it  was 
fairly  daylight  the  steamers  had  gone  out,  the  fog 
having  lifted  so  as  to  render  the  search  more  hopeful. 
Mr.  Arbuckle  and  his  family  spent  the  day  on  board. 
Of  course  they  were  very  much  surprised  and  grieved 
to  learn  of  the  mischief  which  had  been  accomplished, 
and  doubtless  concluded  that  it  was  not  always  plain 
sailing  for  the  principal. 


206  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

The  freak  of  the  knights  changed  the  plans  which 
had  been  arranged.  The  majority  of  the  barge's  crew 
were  not  present  to  be  feted  ;  the  entertainment  for 
them  was  dispensed  with,  and  Mr.  Arbuckle  was  per- 
mitted to  propose  his  second  move.  On  Monday 
morning  the  crew  wrere  piped  to  muster,  and  the  lib- 
eral gentleman  invited  "all  hands"  to  be  his  guests 
for  three  weeks  in  Paris  and  in  Switzerland.  He  had 
already  sent  forward  an  agent  to  provide  accommoda- 
tions for  them  in  Paris. 

"  Three  cheers  for  Mr.  Arbuckle  !  "  called  one  of 
the  enthusiastic  students  ;  and  they  were  given  with 
unusual  zeal. 

The  principal  attempted  to  remonstrate  with  his 
guest,  declaring  that  he  intended  to  take  the  students 
to  Paris  and  Switzerland  ;  but  Mr.  Arbuckle  insisted 
that  he  should  never  forgive  himself  if  he  did  not  do 
all  he  purposed.  The  crew  of  the  squadron  had  saved 
the  lives  of  his  family,  and  he  was  anxious  to  testify 
his  gratitude,  though  he  could  never  discharge  the  ob- 
ligation. Possibly  he  was  not  familiar  enough  with 
the  plans  of  the  principal  to  understand  and  appre- 
ciate them,  and  desired  to  entertain  the  students  on  a 
grander  scale,  during  the  vacation,  than  he  supposed 
the  resources  or  the  discipline  of  the  Academy  would 
permit. 

Mr.  Lowington  was,  of  course,  very  anxious  and 
troubled  about  the  runaways  ;  but,  having  done  all  he 
could  to  reclaim  them,  he  was  not  disposed  to  curtail 
the  opportunities  for  instruction  and  amusement  which 
were  presented  to  the  faithful  ones.  There  would  be 
xio  loss  of  time  so  far  as  the   studies  were  concerned. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    207 

As  the  morning  brought  no  tidings  of  the  Josephine, 
it  was  evident  that  she  had  not  struck  upon  any  of  the 
rocks  or  shoals  near  the  mouth  of  the  Seine.  The 
conspirators  were  all  good  seamen,  whatever  else  they 
were ;  and  as  they  were  abundantly  supplied  with  all 
the  appliances  for  navigating  the  vessel  in  safety,  there 
was  really  but  little  danger  that  they  would  wreck  the 
schooner.  Mr.  Lowington  and  the  vice-principal 
had  reasoned  that  ship's  duty  would  soon  disgust  the 
runaways,  and  they  would  make  a  port  to  enjoy  them- 
selves in  a  manner  more  to  their  taste.  Keeping 
watch,  reefing,  steering,  taking  in  and  setting  sail,  were 
an  old  story  to  them,  and  they  would  seek  enjoyment  of 
a  different  kind  on  shore.  Mr.  Fluxion  had  consulted 
with  the  custom-house  officers  at  Havre,  and  taken 
such  measures  as  would  cause  the  arrest  of  the  con- 
spirators, and  the  detention  of  the  vessel  when  she 
made  a  French  port.  Mr.  Lowington,  therefore,  ex- 
pected to  hear  from  them  at  Cherbourg,  Brest,  or 
Dieppe,  within  two  or  three  days. 

The  principal,  who,  as  a  naval  officer,  had  cruised 
for  months  after  a  suspected  vessel,  knew  how  uncer- 
tain were  the  chances  of  either  of  the  two  steamers 
finding  the  Josephine  ;  but  he  hoped  she  would  be 
found  and  brought  back.  He  felt  sure  the  runaways 
would  not  attempt  to  cross  the  ocean,  for  the  vessel 
was  not  watered  or  provisioned  for  a  long  voyage. 
Mr.  Fluxion  was  energetic  and  skilful,  and  the 
chances  of  the  conspirators  making  a  long  cruise 
were  very  small.  The  vice-principal  was  directed, 
when  the  Josephine  was  recovered,  to  keep  her  pres- 
ent  crew    close    prisoners    on     board,    and    compel 


208  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

them  to  "  work  up "  their  studies,  in  which  most  of 
them  were  deficient,  while  their  shipmates  visited 
Paris  and  Switzerland.  Having  disposed  of  this  un- 
pleasant business  as  satisfactorily  as  the  circumstances 
would  admit,  the  principal  gave  his  whole  attention 
to  the  proposed  excursion,  assured  that,  in  a  few  days, 
the  wild  freak  of  the  runaways  would  end  in  grief  and 
sadness  to  them. 

At  half  past  ten  a  small  steamer  conveyed  the  stu- 
dents of  the  ship  to  the  shore.  Each  of  them  was 
dressed  in  his  best  clothes,  and  carried  his  pea-jacket 
and  little  bag.  They  marched  directly  to  the  railroad 
station,  where  they  took  their  seats  in  the  carriages, 
which  are  constructed  similar  to  those  used  on  Eng- 
lish railways.  Some  of  them  have  seats  upon  the  top, 
with  a  covering  to  protect  the  passengers  from  the  sun 
and  the  rain,  thus  forming  a  kind  of  two-story  car. 
The  Arbuckles  occupied  a  compartment  in  one  of  the 
first-class  carriages,  in  which  Paul  Kendall  and  Dr. 
Winstock  were  invited  to  take  seats.  .This  arrange- 
ment was  a  very  pleasant  one  to  the  young  captain  ; 
and  seated  opposite  his  fair  companion  at  the  window 
of  the  compartment,  he  was  not  likely  to  devote  his 
usual  attention  to  the  scenery  on  the  way. 

u  I  am  so  sorry  Mr.  Shuffles  is  not  here,"  said 
Grace,  as  the  train  started.  "  I  am  so  grateful  to 
him,  and  I  had  promised  myself  a  great  deal  of  pleas- 
ure in  his  society  during  this  trip." 

"  It  is  very  unfortunate  for  him,"  replied  Paul. 

"  I  never  was  so  amazed  in  my  life  as  when 
father  came  to  the  hotel,  and  told  us  that  some  of  the 
students  had  run  away  with  the  Josephine  —  the  dear 
little  ship !     I   love   her  almost  as  well  as  my  own 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  200, 

home,"  added  she,  warmly.  "  But  I  thought  all  your 
students  were  such  good  boys  that  they  never  did  any- 
thing wrong.  I  mean  with  only  two  or  three  excep- 
tions, like  Mr.  McLeish." 

"  I  am  sorry  they  are  not  all  as  good  as  you  sup- 
posed. Almost  all  of  them  are  good-hearted  fellows, 
but  a  little  wild,"  answered  Paul,  generously.  "  They 
are  full  of  spirit,  and  fond  of  adventure.  I  sometimes 
wish  Mr.  Lowington  would  take  the  squadron  to 
Africa  or  Asia,  and  let  us  hunt  elephants,  lions,  and 
tigers,  and  go  among  the  natives." 

"  Certainly  he  will  never  do  that." 

"  Probably  not ;  at  least,  not  until  we  have  spent  a 
year  or  more  in  the  waters  of  Europe.  But  I  think 
we  shall  go  to  Smyrna,  to  Syria,  and  Egypt." 

"  If  you  do,  you  must  tell  me  all  about  them  in  your 
letters." 

"  I  may  not  be  with  the  ship  so  long.  I  expect  to 
graduate  in  the  fall.  But  Shuffles  will  write  you  all 
about  the  cruise,  and  I  think  he  would  be  very  glad  to 
do  so,"  added  Paul.  "  I  dare  say  he  can  write  much 
better  letters  than  I  can." 

44  I  don't  think  they  could  be  any  better,  Captain 
Kendall.  Do  you  think  Mr.  Shuffles  is  concerned  in 
that  wicked  runaway  trip." 

"  I  do  not  think  so,"  answered  Paul,  very  promptly. 

44  Why  didn't  they  put  him  in  the  boat  with  Mr. 
Ellis,  then?"  inquired  Grace. 

44 1  don't  know  ;  but  it  is  certain  that  they  locked 
him  into  a  state-room  ;  and  that  proves  he  was  not 
one  of  the  party.  I  think  he  intends  to  induce  them  to 
come  back,  if  he  can." 

H 


2IO  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  O,  I  hope  so  !  It  would  break  my  heart  to  think 
he  had  done  anything  wrong.  He  is  so  brave,  and 
noble,  and  self-sacrificing." 

"  He  is  a  good  fellow,"  replied  Paul,  with,  perhaps, 
a  little  less  enthusiasm  than  usual  when  he  spoke  of 
a  deserving  shipmate. 

"  You  think  he  went  with,  the  runaways  for  the  good 
of  the  vessel  ?  "  asked  Grace. 

"  I  think  so  ;  at  any  rate,  I  shall  be  very  much  dis- 
appointed if  it  appears  that  he*  is  really  an  actor  in 
this  mischief.     He  means  well  now,  and  —  " 

"And  what?"  inquired  Grace,  when  Paul  suddenly 
suspended  his  remark. 

"  And  I  hope  he  will  do  as  well  as  he  means,"  added 
the  captain. 

Paul  was  about  to  say  that  Shuffles  had  once  been  a 
very  bad  boy  ;  but  when  it  occurred  to  him  how  mean 
it  was  to  tell  even  the  truth  about  the  reformed  stu- 
dent, he  checked  himself.  If  Grace  "thought  more" 
of  Shuffles  than  he  desired  her  to  think,  she  must  de- 
spise him,  if  he  said  anything  to  the  prejudice  of  her 
absent  friend.  He  honestly  and  sincerely  believed 
that  Shuffles  was  now  one  of  the  best  young  men  in 
the  squadron,  and  ought  to  be  judged  by  what  he  was, 
rather  than  by  what  he  had  been. 

"  I  am  sure,  when  he  comes  back,  he  will  be  a 
greater  hero  than  when  he  went,"  added  Grace,  with 
enthusiasm.  "  I  am  almost  certain  he  will  find  some 
way  to  overcome  his  companions,  and  bring  the  Jose- 
phine back  to  Havre." 

"  I  hope  he  will." 

The  conversation  continued,  as  the  train  sped  on  its 


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way  along  the  slope  of  the  hill.  It  was  a  new  country 
to  Paul,  and  he  was  interested  in  its  scenery,  though 
his  attention  was  equally  divided  between  the  land- 
scape and  the  interior  of  the  car,  which  had  an  at- 
traction of  its  own. 

"  This  must  be  Harfleur,"  said  Paul,  consulting  his 
guide-book  as  the  train   passed  through  a  small  place. 

"  It  is,"  interposed  Dr.  Winstock.  "  It  used  to  be 
on  the  bank  of  the  Seine,  but  now  the  current  has 
thrown  the  sands  up  before  it,  so  that  the  river  is  two 
miles  distant.  Henry  V.  of  England  besieged  and 
captured  the  place  in  141 5.  It  resisted  for  forty  days, 
but  when  it  surrendered,  the  king  bared  his  feet  and 
legs,  and  marched  to  the  church  to  return  thanks  for 
his  victory.  He  then  collected  the  people,  eight  thou- 
sand in  number,  robbed  them  of  everything  they 
had,  except  the  clothing  they  wore,  banished  them, 
and  called  in  English  colonists  to  take  their  places." 

"  How  very  strange  it  is  that  a  king  who  took  the 
trouble  to  say  his  prayers  should  commit  such  a 
wicked  act,  and  forget  that  the  poor  people  he  drove 
away  were  the  children  of  the  God  to  whom  he 
prayed  !  "  commented  Grace. 

"  It  was  more  than  four  hundred  years  ago,  when 
kings  had  singular  views  in  regard  to  their  subjects." 

On  the  route,  Paul  looked  with  interest  at  the 
homes  of  the  poorer  classes  of  people,  which  were 
mostly  of  wood,  very  small  and  very  neat.  The  train 
stopped  at  Yvetot. 

"  Have  you  heard  of  the  King  of  Yvetot,  Miss  Ar- 
buckle?"  asked  the  doctor. 

"  I  never  did.  Was  he  the  king:  of  this  village?" 
replied  Grace. 


212  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  I  suppose  so,  though  it  is  difficult  to  tell  now  what 
he  was  king  of.  This  town  is  celebrated  in  Fiance 
for  the  title  of  i  Le  Roi  d'Yvetot,'  but  the  students  of 
antiquity  have  been  puzzled  to  learn  its  origin.  The 
story  is,  that  Gaulthier,  Lord  of  Yvetot,  offended  King 
Clothaire,  son  of  Clovis.  Banished  from  his  presence, 
the  noble  endeavored  to  make  his  peace  with  his  sov- 
ereign by  throwing  himself  upon  his  knees  at  the  feet 
of  the  king,  while  he  was  at  prayers  in  the  church  on 
Good  Friday,  trusting  that  the  holiness  of  the  place 
a^id  the  sanctuary  of  the  day  of  pardon  for  sin  would 
move  Clothaire  to  forgive  him.  When  the  king  saw 
him,  he  drew  his  sword  and  killed  the  offending  sub- 
ject on  the  spot.  But  he  repented  of  his  crime,  and 
as  an  atonement  to  Gaulthier,  created  his  heirs  kings 
of  Yvetot,  though  it  does  not  appear  that  any  partic- 
ular dominions  were  ever  assigned  to  them." 

After  the  train  passed  Yvetot,  there  was  certainly 
variety  enough  to  amuse  and  astonish  the  students. 
Now  the  carriages  were  hurled  through  long  tunnels, 
where  the  cold,  damp  air  chilled,  and  the  darkness 
was  deep  and  black,  and  then  were  carried  over  high 
bridges,  commanding  a  wide  prospect  of  the  country. 
The  viaduct  of  Barentin  has  twenty-seven  arches,  the 
highest  of  which  is  one  hundred  and  eight  feet,  while 
the  length  of  the  structure  is  over  twenty-two  hundred 
feet.  The  distance  from  Havre  to  Rouen  is  fifty-five 
miles,  and  the  excursionists  arrived  at  one  clock  at 
the  old  city,  where  they  were  to  remain  long  enough 
to  view  the  ancient  Gothic  cathedral  and  the  quaint 
structures  which  line  some  of  its  streets. 

A    lunch    had    been    ordered    at    the    Grand    Hotel 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND    SWITZERLAND.    213 

d'Angleterre.  The  house  seemed  to  be  a  part  of  the 
old  city,  for  it  contained  all  the  elements  of  an  ancient 
castle — :great  oaken  doors,  floors  of  the  same  material, 
waxed  till  they  were  as  smooth  as  a  mirror,  panelled 
walls,  and  other  indications  of  the  olden  time.  At 
the  station  in  Rouen  there  was  a  buffet,  or  restaurant, 
which,  like  most  of  its  kind  in  the  larger  towns  of 
France,  was  very  inviting;  but  Mr.  Arbuckle  took  the 
party  to  the  hotel  rather  to  show  its  quaint  apartments 
than  because  he  could  not  provide  for  them  elsewhere. 
After  the  lunch,  the  principal  features  of  which  were 
soup  and  cold  chicken,  the  students  were  permitted, 
in  charge  of  the  professors,  to  visit  the  objects  of  in- 
terest. In  the  hotel,  Mr.  Mapps  had  occupied  a  short 
time  in  stating  a  few  interesting  facts  in  regard  to 
the  city. 

France  contains  eight  cities  having  a  population  of 
over  one  hundred  thousand.  In  1866,  Paris  had  one 
million  eight  hundred  thousand  inhabitants,  and  ranks 
next  to  London.  Lyons  has  three  hundred  and  ninety- 
four  thousand  ;  Marseilles,  three  hundred  thousand  ; 
Bordeaux,  Lille,  Toulouse,  Nantes,  and  Rouen,  have 
each  between  one  and  two  hundred  thousand.  Fif- 
teen other  cities  have  from  fifty  to  one  hundred  thou- 
sand people.  Rouen  is  situated  on  the  Seine,  one 
hundred  and  three  miles  from  Havre  by  water.  It 
was  the  ancient  capital  of  Normandy,  and  abounds  in 
historic  monuments  of  the  middle  ages.  It  is  now 
the  chief  town  of  the  department  of  the  Seine  Infe- 
rieure,  and  is  largely  engaged  in  cotton  manufac- 
tures. 

The  students  first  visited    the   Cathedral  of  Notre 


214  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

Dame,  in  the  choir  of  which  a  small  tablet  in  the 
pavement  marks  the  spot  where  the  heart  of  Richard 
CcEur  de  Lion  and  the  remains  of  several  of  his 
family  were  buried.  But  the  chief  object  of  interest 
to  the  tourist  is  the  church  of  St.  Ouen,  which  ex- 
ceeds the  cathedral  in  size,  and  is  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful specimens  of  Gothic  architecture  in  the  world. 
It  was  commenced  in  1318,  and  finished  at  the  end 
of  the  next  century.  The  interior  is  nearly  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty  feet  long;  but  in  spite  of  its  great  size, 
it  has  a  very  light  and  graceful  aspect.  The  stone  is 
richly  carved,  and  while  the  building  is  profusely 
ornamented,  its  style  is  pure. 

u  This  is  the  tomb  of  Alexandre  Berneval,  the 
builder  of  the  church,"  said  Mr.  Mapps,  as  he  pointed 
to  it  in  one  of  the  chapels.  u  It  is  said  that  he  mur- 
dered one  of  his  apprentices  because  the  young  man 
surpassed  him  in  the  construction  of  one  of  the  win- 
dows. Though  he  was  executed  for  his  crime,  the 
monks  of  St.  Ouen,  in  gratitude  for  his  skilful  ser- 
vices, buried  him  within  the  edifice." 

In  the  Museum  of  Antiquities  the  students  saw 
some  rare  curiosities.  Among  them  were  the  door  of 
the  house,  in  Rouen,  in  which  Corneille,  the  great 
French  poet,  was  born,  and  many  old  documents,  on 
which  were  autographs  of  kings,  dukes,  and  other 
persons  famous  in  history.  William  the  Conqueror, 
who  could  not  write,  made  his  mark  ;  but  Henry  I. 
and  Richard  I.  affixed  their  signatures.  The  most 
remarkable  object  was  the  heart  of  Richard  Coeur  de 
Lion,  which  is  now  contained  in  a  glass  box.  There 
can  be  but  little  doubt  of  the  genuineness  of  this  relic, 


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though  it  seemed  almost  incredible  that  this  shrivelled 
member  could  be  the  same  that  beat  in  the  iron  frame 
of  the  Lion-hearted,  as  he  battled  in  the  Holy  Land 
with  Saladin  and  the  infidels. 

In  the  Place  de  la  Pucelle,  their  attention  was 
called  to  a  very  insufficient  monument  to  the  memory 
of  Joan  of  Arc.  In  this  square  she  was  burned  as  a 
sorceress,  and  her  ashes  were  collected  by  the  hang- 
man, and  cast  into  the  Seine.  She  was  treated  with 
the  greatest  cruelty  and  injustice  by  the  bishop,  who 
was  her  judge.  A  pretended  priest  was  sent  to  her 
cell,  and  under  the  guise  of  friendship,  obtained  her 
secrets.  Though  the  English  condemned  her,  her 
own  countrymen  were  her  betravers. 

On  the  return  to  the  station,  they  visited  the  Hotel 
du  Bourgtheroude,  where  there  is  a  number  of  marble 
bas-reliefs,  representing  the  interview  between  Henry 
VIII.  of  England  and  Francis  I.  of  France,  near 
Ardres,  which  is  called  the  Field  of  the  Cloth  of  Gold, 
from  a  pavilion  of  golden  cloth  in  which  the  meeting 
took  place.  Near  the  station,  they  halted  at  the 
building  which  commemorates  St.  Romain,  an  an- 
cient worthy,  who,  like  St.  George  of  England,  con- 
quered a  dragon,  which  was  a  very  troublesome  mon- 
ster, in  the  vicinity  of  Rouen.  The  only  person  will- 
ing to  attend  him  on  his  perilous  expedition  was  a 
condemned  criminal,  who  was  released  for  the  pur- 
pose. But  the  dragon  behaved  better  than  was  antici- 
pated, and  when  the  saint  made  the  sign  of  the 
cross,  he  gave  up  the  conflict,  and  was  quietly  led 
into  the  town  by  his  ghostly  conqueror.  Until  the 
French  revolution,   the  chapter  of  the  Cathedral  was 


2l6  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

entitled  to  claim,  on  Ascension  Day,  the  pardon  of 
one  criminal,  however  great  his  crime,  in  grateful  re- 
membrance of  the  companion  of  St.  Romain. 

Taking  places  in  the  express  train  for  Paris,  the 
party  arrived  at  the  gay  capital  in  two  and  a  half 
hours,  though  the  distance  is  eighty-six  miles.  The 
road  for  nearly  the  whole  distance  is  on  the  banks  of 
the  Seine,  through  a  beautiful  country,  passing  over 
high  bridges  and  through  long  tunnels.  The  bags 
and  baggage  of  the  students  and  other  persons  of  the 
company  were  examined  by  the  custom-house  officers 
in  the  station,  both  for  the  douane,  which  collects  the 
duties  on  imported  articles,  and  the  octroi,  which 
collects  certain  local  dues,  or  taxes  on  goods  brought 
into  the  city.  The  officers  were  very  civil,  but  very 
business-like  in  their  manners.  In  charge  of  Mr. 
Arbuckle's  agent,  the  tourists  walked  to  the  Hotel  du 
Louvre,  where  accommodations  had  been  secured  for 
them. 


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CHAPTER  XIII. 


THE    KNIGHTS    AT    SEA. 


THE  darkness  was  deep  and  the  fog  dense  when 
the  Josephine,  in  charge  of  her  reckless  captors, 
sailed  out  of  the  roadstead.  Though  the  crew  had 
been  billed  and  stationed,  there  was  no  little  confusion 
on  board,  for  the  situation  was  novel  and  strange. 
Captain  Perth,  as  we  must  call  him,  undeserving  as  he 
was  of  the  distinction,  was  nervous  and  anxious. 
Doubtless  he  felt  that  he  had  taken  a  big  job  upon 
his  hands  ;  and,  unaccustomed  to  command,  he  felt  ill 
at  ease.  He  was  really  the  only  one  of  the  conspira- 
tors who  was  competent  to  navigate  the  vessel,  and 
the  entire  responsibility  rested  upon  himself. 

While  the  crew  were  hoisting  the  mainsail,  he  had 
gone  into  the  cabin  and  examined  the  chart.  The 
wind  was  north-west,  by  the  dog  vane  on  the  quarter, 
which  was  about  the  compass  course  he  intended  to 
run.  He  went  over  his  calculations  several  times,  in 
order  to  make  no  mistake  ;  and,  having  done  so,  he 
felt  considerable  confidence  in  them.  Returning  to 
the  deck,  he  superintended  the  buoying  of  the  cable, 
and  the  Josephine  was  soon  under  way,  with  her  star- 
board tacks  aboard.  If  Perth  was  nervous  before,  he 
was  still  more  so  now,  for  the  fog  was  so  thick  that 


2l8  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,    OR 

the  lookout  could  not  see  the  length  of  the  vessel 
ahead,  and  many  craft  were  anchored  in  the  road- 
stead. 

"  Keep  her  south-west,  quartermaster,"  said  he  to 
the  hand  in  charge  of  the  wheel. 

"  Sou'-west,  sir,"  repeated  the  wheelman,  so  natu- 
rally and  respectfully  as  almost  to  assure  the  new  com- 
mander that  all  was  going  well. 

"  Bring  up  the  fog-horns,"  continued  Perth.  "  Lay 
out  on  the  bowsprit,  and  keep  a  sharp  look  out  for 
vessels  in  our  track." 

'*  Ay,  ay,  sir,"  replied  the  crew  forward  ;  and  soon 
the  fog-horns  were  sounding  their  gloomy  strains. 

u  Don't  blow  all  the  time,  you  lubbers,"  cried  the 
bewildered '  captain.  "Don't  you  know  any  better 
than  that?     Sound  the  horns,  and  then  listen." 

Presently  a  halloo  was  heard  dead  ahead,  and  the 
lookout  shouted  furiously  to  announce  the  fact.  Perth 
listened,  and  heard  the  hail  himself.  It  came  from 
some  vessel  lying  in  the  track  of  the  Josephine,  and 
only  a  short  distance  ahead. 

"  I  see  her  !  "  yelled  Greenway.  "  Starboard  the 
helm,  or  we  shall  be  into  her !  " 

u  Keep  her  as  she  is,"  said  Shuffles,  quietly,  to  the 
captain. 

"  But  she  is  dead  ahead  ! "  replied  Perth,  with  his 
heart  in  his  mouth. 

"  If  you  put  the  helm  a-starboard  you  will  run  into 
her,"  added  Shuffles. 

"  Steady  !  as  she  is,"  said  Perth  to  the  quarter- 
master. 

"  Hard  a-starboard  !  "  roared  Greenway  again. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND-    219 

"  Shut  up  your  head  !  I  see  her,"  answered  Perth  ; 
but  at  the  same  time  he  braced  his  muscles  to  receive 
the  shock  of  a  collision. 

The  tide,  which  was  running  out  furiously,  swept 
the  Josephine  clear  of  a  large  brig,  which  was  an- 
chored in  the  roadstead,  though  with  only  a  few 
feet  to  spare. 

"  That  was  a  close  shave,"  said  Perth,  breathing 
easier  when  the  peril  was  passed. 

"  It  was  not  so  close  as  it  would  have  been  if  you 
had  attempted  to  go  to  leeward  of  her,"  replied  Shuf- 
fles, in  a  kind  of  mournful  tone,  which  showed  how 
little  heart  he  had  in  the  present  working  of  the  con- 
sort.    "  There  is  another  vessel  lying  under  her  lee." 

"Why  don't  you  mind  what  I  say?"  demanded 
Greenway,  rushing  aft  from  the  bowsprit,  disgusted 
because  his  advice,  or  rather  order,  had  not  been 
heeded. 

"  I  am  the  captain,"  replied  Perth,  angrily.  "  Go 
forward  to  your  duty." 

"  You  came  within  six  inches  of  running  into  that 
brig.  If  you  don't  mind  what  the  lookout  says,  what's 
the  use  of  having  one?"  snarled  Greenway. 

"  If  I  -had  minded  what  you  said,  we  should  have 
run  into  the  brig.  There  is  another  vessel  to  leeward  of 
her,  which  would  have  prevented  us  from  giving  her 
a  wide  berth,  and  the  tide  would  have  crowded  us 
upon  her,"  continued  Perth,  savagely,  for  he  felt  the 
necessity,  at  this  early  stage  of  the  expedition,  of 
defending  himself.     "Am  I  right,   Shuffles?" 

"  You  are,"  replied  the  coxswain,  who,  whatever 
his  views  of  the  runaway  cruise,  did  not  care  to  have 


220  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  Josephine  sunk  in  a  collision,  or  run  ashore  on  a 
sand-bar. 

'*  Go  forward  to  your  duty,  Greenway,"  ordered  the 
captain,  sternly.  u  When  I  want  any  of  your  advice 
I  will  ask  for  it." 

"  Humph  !  You  needn't  put  on  any  airs  here," 
growled  the  discontented  tar,  as  he  went  forward. 

Another  vessel  was  reported  ahead,  and  the  Jose- 
phine, as  narrowly  as  before,  escaped  running  into  her  ; ' 
but  this,  was  the  last  one,  and  the  vessel  was  clear  of 
the  anchoring-grounds  when  she  had  passed  her.  The 
wind  was  fresh,  and,  being  against  the  flow  of  the 
tide,  it  created  a  heavy  chop  sea,  in  which  the  Jose- 
phine pitched  and  plunged  in  a  manner  very  trying  to 
the  nerves  even  of  the  experienced  seamen  on  board 
of  her.  They  were  in  constant  dread  of  a  collision, 
or  of  striking  on  one  of  the  sand-bars  which  lie  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Seine.  But  Perth  had  carefully  studied 
his  chart,  and  made  due  allowance  for  the  swift  tide, 
which,  however,  was  in  favor  of  the  runaways.  He 
caused  the  lead  to  be  frequently  used,  and,  as  the 
depths  obtained  Corresponded  with  the  figures  on  the 
chart,  he  gradually  acquired  more  confidence  in  his 
knowledge.  The  log-line  was  run  out  every  half  hour, 
to  make  sure  of  the  distance  sailed. 

The  crew  had  been  stationed  merely  to  enable  the 
conspirators  to  get  the  vessel  out  of  the  harbor.  The 
difficult  problem  of  selecting  the  officers  had  not  yet 
been  settled,  for  the  leaders  had  purposely  reserved 
it  till  after  the  heavy  work  was  accomplished,  that 
the  disgust  and  dissatisfaction  of  ambitious  aspirants 
might  not  defeat  the   enterprise  before  its  execution 


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YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  221 

was  commenced.  But  as  soon  as  the  vessel  was  "in 
blue  water,  this  exciting  topic  was  brought  up  for 
discussion.  Of  the  whole  number  on  board,  not  less 
than  two  thirds  regarded  themselves  as  competent  for 
high  positions,  and  felt  that  they  had  a  claim  for 
places  in  the  cabin.  Electioneering  was  commenced 
on  a  large  scale,  but  no  one  seemed  to  have  any  de- 
cided strength.  It  had  been'  understood  that  Perth 
and  Wilton  were  to  have  the  two  highest  offices.  For 
each  of  the  other  three  next  to  them  there  were  half 
a  dozen  aspirants. 

Little  was  really  the  most  influential  personage  on 
board,  with  the  exception  of  Perth.  It  was  generally 
acknowledged  that  by  his  skilful  management  he  had 
achieved  the  success  of  the  expedition  so  far.  He 
had  done  all  the  work,  but,  like  Richard  in  the  play, 
he  pretended  to  have  no  claim  or  desire  for  an  office. 
He  and  Greenway  had  already  determined  to  depose 
Perth,  and  put  Shuffles  in  his  place,  not  doubting  that 
the  latter  would  accept  the  high  position.  But  early 
in  the  evening  it  was  decided  to  postpone  the  election 
of  officers  till  the  next  day,  as  the  night,  the  fog,  and 
the  necessity  of  giving  the  closest  attention  to  the 
working  of  the  vessel  made  it  inconvenient  to  settle 
the  important  matter. 

The  crew  were  equally  divided  into  two  watches, 
and  Wilton  and  Adler  appointed  by  Perth  to  serve  as 
officers  of  the  deck  fro  te?ji.,  each  of  whom  was  to 
appoint  his  subordinates.  Everything  went  well,  for 
the  Josephine  was  under  easy  sail,  and  the  crew  were 
generally  disposed  to  do  their  duty.  The  watch  on 
deck  blew  the  fog-horns  at  intervals  of  five  minutes, 


222  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

being  on  the  starboard  tack,  according  to  the  English 
admiralty  orders.  On  the  port  tack,  a  bell  is  rung, 
instead  of  using  the  horn.  Perth  was  too  much  ex- 
cited to  go  below,  even  after  he  had  resigned  the  deck 
to  Wilton.  The  crew,  while  attending,  to  their  duty, 
were  still  busy  discussing  the  claims  of  the  various 
aspirants  for  office. 

Little  had  been  appointed  second  officer  of  the 
starboard  watch  by  Wilton,  who  was  smart  enough 
in  this  instance  to  conciliate  him  in  order  to  secure 
his  influence.  The  little  villain  was  quietly  at  work 
for  Shuffles,  and  Greenway  earnestly  seconded  his 
efforts.  But  it  required  a  great  deal  of  argument 
and  persuasion  to  dislodge  Perth  from  his  position  in 
the  regards  of  the  ship's  company.  Little  seemed  to 
be  disinterested,  and  whiningly  proclaimed  himself  to 
be  so.  His  influence  was  strong,  but  the  runaways 
were  not  prepared  to  pledge  themselves  to  vote  for 
him. 

After  the  vessel  had  run  fifteen  miles  by  dead  reck- 
oning, she  was  put  on  the  port  tack,  and  the  bell,  in- 
stead of  the  horn,  was  sounded  every  five  minutes. 
The  foresail  was  set,  and,  the  tide  helping  her,  the 
Josephine  made  ten  knots  an  hour.  At  midnight  the 
wind  died  out,  and  all  sail  was  set ;  but  it  soon  fresh- 
ened up  again  from  the  south-west,  blowing  away  the 
fog,  and  making  a  fair  wind.  The  tide  had  turned, 
and  the  chop  sea  subsided.  Wilton  was  relieved,  and 
Adler  took  his  place. 

u  Keep  her  north-west,"  said  Perth  to  the  new 
officer  of  the  deck,  "  and  look  out  for  lights  on  the 
weather  bow." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     223 

"  All  right,"  replied  Adler  ;  "  everything  is  going 
first-rate  with  us.  That  fog  was  a  capital  idea,  and 
just  fitted  our  case." 

"  We  are  doing  tip-top,"  added  Perth,  with  a  yawn, 
for,  after  the  hard  work  he  had  done  on  shore  and  dur- 
ing the  evening,  he  was  very  much  fatigued.  "  I  am 
going  to. turn  in  now.  Keep  your  eyes  wide  open, 
Adler,  and  don't  let  the  watch  go  to  sleep." 

"  Well,  I  think  I  know  my  duty,"  replied  Adler, 
rather  sharply. 

"  I  know  you  do  ;  but  a  caution  will  do  no  harm, 
for  all  the  fellows  are  tired  and  sleepy,"  added  the 
captain,  as  he  went  below. 

Shuffles,  who  had  satisfied  himself  that  the  Josephine 
was  in  no  present  danger  of  being  wrecked,  had  gone 
below  when  the  schooner  went  in  stays  and  was 
headed  away  from  the  coast.  The  cook  and  stewards 
had  been  to  him  to  ask  what  they  should  do.  He 
had  told  them  to  turn  in,  and  keep  quiet.  When 
Perth  went  below  no  one  wras  up  except  Shuffles, 
who  sat  at  the  cabin  table  reading:  his  Bible.  Wilton 
and  Little  had  taken  possession  of  the  professors' 
state-room,  and  the  starboard  watch  occupied  the 
berths  in  the  steerage. 

"  Well,  Shuffles,  everything  goes  first-rate,"  said 
Perth,  as  he  entered  the  cabin. 

"  The  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard,"  replied  the 
former. 

"  Don't  preach  !  "  added  the  captain,  shrugging  his 
shoulders  like  the  Frenchmen  he  had  seen  at  Havre. 

"Have  you  considered  the  end  of  this  affair?" 
asked  Shuffles,  gently,  as  he  closed  the  book  on  the 
table. 


224  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  The  end  of  it  is  a  good  time  ;  and  if  we  don't  have 
that,  it  won't  be  our  fault." 

"  Are  you  really  going  to  the  north  coast  of  Ire- 
land?" 

"  Not  a  bit  of  it,"  laughed  Perth. 

"  Where  are  you  going?  " 

"  Up  the  Mediterranean." 

"  Do  you  mean  so  ?  " 

"  Certainly  I  do." 

a  But  you  are  very  sure  to  be  captured  before  many 
days." 

u  Don't  you  believe  it.  We  have  got  a  fair  start, 
and  the  Young  America  won't  be  likely  to  catch  us." 

"  The  Young  America  ! "  exclaimed  Shuffles.  "  You 
are  not  so  simple  as  to  suppose  Mr.  Lowington  will 
pursue  you  in  the  ship?  " 

"  Why  not?  "  asked  Perth,  rather  anxiously  ;  for  he 
had  not  thought  of  any  other  pursuit. 

"  He  is  not  so  simple  as  you  are." 

"  Do  you  mean  to  insult  me?" 

"  Certainly  not ;  I  only  meant  to  say  that  he  would 
not  be  so  foolish  as  to  chase  you  in  the  ship.  I  have 
no  doubt  that,  by  this  time,  several  steamers  are  on 
your  track." 

This  wTas  rather  a  startling  suggestion.  The  idea 
of  such  a  pursuit  had  not  been  considered. 

"  You  may  be  sure,  also,  that  some  one  in  every 
port  in  France  is  ready  to  seize  the  Josephine  as  soon 
as  her  anchor  touches  the  bottom,"  continued  Shuffles, 
earnestly. 

"  I  shall  not  anchor  in  any  port  of  France  till  we 
are  ready  to  abandon  the  vessel.  I  fancy  I  can  keep 
out  of  the  reach  of  all  pursuers." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     225 

u  But  you  are  sure  to  get  into  trouble  before  you 
see  the  end  of  the  affair.  Let  me  advise  you,  as  a 
friend,  to  go  about  and  return  to  Havre.  I  will  prom- 
ise to  do  the  best  I  can  with  Mr.  Lowinsfton  to  induce 
him  to  let  you  off  easily,"  added  Shuffles. 

"  Do  you  think  I'm  such  a  lunkhead  as  to  back  out 
now?"  demanded  Perth,  with  the  utmost  contempt  in 
his  tones  and  his  looks.  "  No,  sir  !  You  have  mis- 
taken your  man.  I  wouldn't  go  back  if  Lowington 
would  agree  not  to  say  a  word  about  it." 

"  Listen  to  reason,  Perth.  You  have  about  thirty 
of  the  most  disorderly  fellows  in  the  squadron  with 
you.  If  the  principal  finds  it  hard  to  manage  them, 
what  do  you  expect  to  do  with  them?" 

"  They  are  all  good  fellows,  every  one  of  them  ; 
and  they  will  do  the  right  thing.  Don't  trouble  your 
head  about  them.  Now  you  have  shown  your  col- 
ors, I  should  like  to  know  what  you  intend  to  do," 
replied  Perth. 

"  I  don't  know  what  I  shall  do." 

"Do  you  mean  to  join  us,  or  not?" 

"  Certainly  not,"  replied  Shuffles,  decidedly ;  for, 
after  his  former  experience  in  tampering  with  evil 
associates,  he  found  it  best  to  do  his  duty  squarely, 
and  let  the  consequences  take  care  of  themselves. 

"  Well,  you  needn't  be  so  crank  about  it.  What 
did  you  come  with  us  for,  if  you  don't  mean  to  join  ? 
I  gave  you  a  chance  to  go  into  the  barge  with  Ellis." 

Shuffles  was  not  prepared  to  answer  this  question, 
though  he  believed  that  he  could  give  a  good  reason 
for  his  conduct. 

"  By  this  time  you  have  the  name,  on  board  of  the 

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226  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

ship,  of  having  joined  our  party,  and  you  may  as  well 
be  hanged  for  an  old  sheep  as  a  Iamb,"  added  Perth, 
who  was  not  without  hope  that  his  influential  ship^ 
mate  might  change  his  mind. 

"  I  prefer  to  be  hanged  for  a  lamb,"  replied  Shuf- 
fles. "  I  hope  you  will  think  better  of  it  by  morning, 
and  be  ready  to  go  back." 

44  Make  yourself  easy  on  that  point.  We  intend 
to  have  the  cruise  out  whatever  happens.  I'm  going 
to  turn  in." 

44  Where  shall  I  sleep?"  asked  Shuffles. 

44  Anywhere  you  please.  The  berths  are  not  as- 
signed yet.  Let  me  tell  you  one  thing,  old  fellow  :  if 
you  attempt  to  play  any  of  your  pious  games  on  board 
this  vessel,  I'll  turn  you  adrift  in  one  of  the  boats." 

44 1  don't  understand  what  you  mean." 

44  If  you  try  to  get  up  a  mutiny,  or  to  turn  the 
fellows  against  me,  it  will  be  all  day  with  you,"  an- 
swered Perth,  as  he  entered  Paul  Kendall's  state- 
room. 

What  the  runaway  captain  possibly  suspected  had 
already  engaged  the  attention  of  Shuffles  ;  indeed,  he 
had  remained  on  board  when  he  might,  perhaps,  have 
saved  his  reputation  by  going  into  the  barge,  in  order 
to  use  his  influence  and  his  exertions  for  the  safety 
and  the  restoration  of  the  Josephine.  He  had  already 
hinted  his  intention  to  the  cook  and  stewards,  when  he 
advised  them  to  submit  for  the  present  to  the  new 
order  of  things.  He  felt  morally  certain  that  the  dis- 
orderly elements  of  the  party  would  soon  break  out  in 
opposition  to  the  leaders,  and  he  was  willing  to  waft 
until  a  divided  house  should  insure  the  success  of  any 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     227 

plan  he  might  form  for  the  recapture  of  the  Jose, 
phine.  He  selected  one  of  the  berths  in  the  cabin  for 
his  own  use,  and  turned  in  fatigued  enough  to  sleep 
even  under  the  present  exciting  circumstances. 

The  morning  of  Sunday  dawned  bright  and  beau- 
tiful upon  the  waters.  The  starboard  watch  was 
called  at  eight  bells,  and  having  had  only  four  hours 
sleep,  the  runaway  tars  below  were  not  very  willing 
to  be  turned  out ;  in  fact,  quite  a  number  of  them 
were  dragged  out  of  their  berths  by  the  port  watch, 
who  had  fared  still  worse,  having  had  nothing  more 
than  a  "  cat  nap "  before  twelve.  The  change  was 
made  at  last,  but  no  such  grumbling,  growling,  and 
fighting  had  ever  been  seen  before  in  either  vessel. 
At  this  time  the  Josephine  was  off  Point  de  Barfleur, 
well  in  the  offing.  Perth's  navigation  was  certainly 
justified  by  the  result ;  and,  when  the  fact  was  an- 
nounced to  him,  he  turned  out  to  examine  his  chart. 
The  vessel  was  very  nearly  on  the  red-ink  line  he  had 
drawn  on  the  chart  to  indicate  the  course  of  the 
schooner.  Pleased  with  the  result,  he  turned  in 
again  to  finish  his  night's  rest. 

Breakfast  was  served  at  seven,  and  at  eight  bells, 
according  to  the  sea  routine  of  the  squadron,  to  the 
two  watches.  The  starboard  watch  turned  in  as  soon 
as  they  had  disposed  of  their  meal,  and  Perth  found  it 
impracticable  to  organize  the  crew  and  elect  the  offi- 
cers. It  was  decided  to  keep  watch  and  watch,  till 
everybody  had  slept  as  much  as  he  desired.  The 
Josephine  still  made  her  ten  knots  an  hour,  carrying 
all  sail  in  the  lively  breeze.  But  everything  was  dull 
and  heavy  on  board.  The  crew  were  sleepy  and 
stupid,  and  only  the  most  necessary  work  was  done. 


228  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

At  eight  bells,  in  the  afternoon  watch,  the  crew 
appeared  to  have  slept  as  much  as  they  could  con- 
veniently, and  nearly  all  of  them  gathered  on  deck. 
They  had  begun  to  clamor  for  the  settlement  of  the 
exciting  question  in  regard  to  the  choice  of  officers. 
Perth  concluded  that  the  time  to  organize  had  come, 
and  he  called  all  hands  for  the  purpose.  They  assem- 
bled on  the  quarter  deck  so  that  the  quartermaster  at 
the  wheel  could  take  part  in  the  proceedings,  and 
Perth  stepped  upon  the  high  threshold  of  the  compan- 
ion way  to  make  a  speech. 

"  Fellows,  we  have  been  in  the  habit  of  doing  our 
work  in  an  orderly  manner,  and  having  everything  in 
ship-shape  style.  I  hope  we  shall  do  so  now  on  this 
cruise,"  he  began.  "  We  are  in  for  a  good  time,  and 
it  will  be  our  own  fault  if  we  don't  have  it." 

"  That's  so  ! "  shouted  one  of  the  crew. 

"  We  must  keep  good  order,  and  have  fair  play  for 
every  fellow,"  continued  the  captain.  "  Each  one 
must  do  his  share  of  the  work,  and  — " 

"  What's  this  to  do  with  the  election  of  officers?'* 
demanded  a  rude  fellow. 

"  Perhaps  nothing,"  replied  the  captain,  smartly. 
"  If  you  elect  officers,  you  must  obey  them,  or  we 
shall  all  go  to  the  bottom  together." 

"  Let's  vote,"  growled  the  rude  tar,  who  evidently 
had  no  taste  for  speeches. 

"  This  is  a  republican  government,  and  we  must  all 
obey  the  will  of  the  majority.  I  hope  there  won't  be 
any  growling  about  the  result  of  the  election.  We 
can't  all  be  officers,  and  those  who  are  not  elected 
must  submit  to  those  who  are.     That's  fair  play." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    229 

"  Fair  for  the  officers,"  responded  the  grumbler. 

"  Fair  for  all.  How  many  officers  shall  we  have? 
We  must  settle  that  first.  I  am  ready  to  hear  any 
motion.  I  don't  think  there  ought  to  be  many  of 
them  ;  at  least,  not  cabin  officers,  for  we  have  not 
any  too  many  seamen  to  handle  the  vessel  in  heavy 
weather." 

"  I  move  there  be  a  captain,  and  a  first,  second, 
third,  and  fourth  officer,"  said  Dunlap. 

"  Second  the  motion,"  roared  the  rude  fellow. 

The  motion  was  put  and  carried  without  dissension. 
The  captain  was  then  empowered  to  appoint  a  com- 
mittee to  receive  and  count  the  votes.  Phillips,  who 
was  the  heaviest  fellow  and  the  biggest  fighter  in  the 
crowd,  was  made  chairman. 

"  Bring  in  your  votes  for  captain,"  continued  Perth, 
who,  knowing  that  he  was  the  only  navigator  among 
the  knights,  was  entirely  confident  of  his  own  election. 

The  ballots  were  prepared,  and  dropped  into  a  trav- 
elling-bag held  by  Phillips.  As  soon  as  all  had  voted, 
the  committee  went  down  into  the  cabin  to  count  the 
ballots.     They  were  absent  but  a  few  moments. 

"  Attention  to  the  report  of  the  committee,"  called 
Captain  Perth,  who  regarded  the  vote  for  commander 
as  a  mere  formality. 

"  Whole  number  of  votes,  thirty,"  said  Phillips,  read- 
ing from  a  little  slip  of  paper.  "  Necessary  to  a 
choice,  sixteen.  Sampson  Little  has  two,  Thomas 
Perth  has  eleven,  Robert  Shuffles  has  seventeen,  and  is 
elected." 

"  What ! "  exclaimed  Perth,  aghast  at  the  result  of 
the  balloting. 


23O  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE. 

"  Robert  Shuffles,  seventeen  !  "  shouted  Greenway. 
"  That's  what's  the  matter  !  " 

"  I  protest  against  this  election,"  said  Perth,  fiercely. 

"No,  you  don't,"  roared  Brown,  the  grumbler. 
"  Didn't  you  say  just  now  that  the  fellows  must  stand 
by  the  vote." 

"  But  Shuffles  is  not  even  a  Knight  of  the  Golden 
Fleece,"  replied  Perth.     "  He  isn't  one  of  our  fellows." 

"  No  matter  for  that,"  growled  Brown.  "  Three 
cheers  for  Captain  Shuffles." 

Brown  and  three  or  four  others  gave  the  cheers. 

41 1  will  not  submit  to  this  election.  It  is  an  insult 
to  me.  If  the  fellows  don't  like  me,  let  them  say  so," 
continued  Perth,  who  was  actually  beginning  to  real- 
ize in  his  mortified  vanity  that  the  way  of  the  trans- 
gressor is  hard. 

"  They  have  said  so,"  replied  the  grumbler.  "  Can't 
you  understand  the  vote?" 

"  The  fellows  like  you  well  enough,"  interposed 
Little  ;  "  but  they  prefer  to  have  Shuffles  for  captain. 
They  mean  to  elect  you  first  officer." 

"  I  decline  to  serve  as  first  officer." 

"And  I  decline  to  have  him  serve  as  first  officer," 
said  Wilton,  stepping  forward,  and  shaking  his  head 
like  a  defeated  bully.  "  The  fellows  promised  to 
choose  Perth  captain  and  me  first  lieutenant." 

u  I  haven't  anything  more  to  say,  fellows.  You  can 
run  the  vessel  to  suit  yourselves,"  added  Perth,  walk- 
ing away,  utterly  disgusted  with  the  proceedings. 

"  Captain  Shuffles  has  been  fairly  elected,"  persisted 
Little,  lifting  his  diminutive  body  upon  the  companion 
Way,  in  an  attitude  which  threatened  a  speech.    "  Stick 


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to  the  vote,  fellows.  The  majority  must  rule.  If 
Perth  won't  be  first  officer,  let  him  go  into  the  steer- 
age, and  do  his  duty  before  the  mast." 

"  I  will  not  do  duty  any  way,  if  I  am  to  be  insulted 
in  this  manner,"  said  Perth,  walking  up  to  the  speaker. 

"Just  now  you  talked  the  other  side  of  your  mouth. 
Vou  believed  in  good  order,  and  doing  things  up  ship- 
shape.    I  believe  in  it  now." 

"  So  do  I,"  added  Phillips,  who  had  voted  for 
Shuffles  ;  "  and  if  a  fellow  won't  do  his  duty,  I  go  for 
making  him  do  it." 

"  Bully  for  you,  Fisty,"  shouted  Brown. 

"Where  is  Shuffles?"  asked  Little. 

"  In  the  cabin." 

"  Shall  Phillips  go  below,  and  inform  him  of  his 
election?  If  you  agree,  say  so,"  continued  Little, 
briskly. 

"  Ay,  ay !  "  replied  those  who  had  voted  for  Shuffles. 

Phillips  went  down  into  the  cabin.  Shuffles  was 
lying  in  his  berth  reading  a  good  book,  and  unsuspi- 
cious of  the  honor  which  had  been  conferred  upon 
him. 

"  Bob  Shuffles  !"  called  Phillips. 

"  What  is  wanted?  "  inquired  the  reader. 

"  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  you  have  been 
elected  captain  of  the  Josephine,  and  that  the  ship's 
company  wish  to  see  you  on  deck." 

"  What  do  you  mean  by  that?  "  demanded  the  aston- 
ished Shuffles. 

Phillips  explained,  and  exhibited  the  paper  on 
which  the  vote  was  recorded. 

"  Do  you  regard  me  as  belonging  to  your  party  ?  ? 
asked  Shuffles,  quietly. 


23*  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"We  have  not  so  regarded  you,  but  we  hope  yon 
will  join  us  now.  Come  on  deck,  and  speak  for 
yourself." 

The  unfortunate  recipient  of  the  "greatness  thrust 
upon  him"  consented  to  go  on  deck,  where  he  was 
formally  introduced  to  the  ship's  company  as  "  Cap- 
tain Shuffles." 

"  I  will  accept  on  one  condition,"  said  the  captain 
elect. 

"What  is  it?"  demanded  half  a  dozen  of  the 
voters. 

"  That  the  Josephine  come  about,  and  return  to 
Havre,  where  I  will  do  my  best  to  induce  Mr.  Low- 
ington  to  forgive  you  for  what  you  have  done." 

"  No  !  No  !  "  shouted  a  score  at  once. 

"  I  believe  Mr.  Lowington  would  think  favorably  of 
my  request,  if  I  inform  him  of  the  circumstances," 
added  Shuffles. 

"No!  no!"  shouted  the  runaways.  "We  are  in 
for  a  good  time,  and  we  are  going  to  have  it! " 

"  Will  you  join  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece 
or  not?"  demanded  one  of  the  Perth  party. 

"  I  do  not  know  what  you  mean,"  answered  Shuffles. 

"  I  will  explain  it,"  volunteered  Little,  taking  the 
commander  elect  aside  for  the  purpose. 

As  briefly  as  possible  the  little  scoundrel  related 
the  history  of  the  order,  and  its  object.  The  organi- 
zation was  the  counterpart  of  the  Chain  League, 
which  Shuffles  had  invented,  and  he  felt  that  his 
past  sins  were  rising  up  in  judgment  against  him  as 
he  listened  to  the  story  ;  but  his  former  infamy  only 
made  him  the  more  strenuous  to  be  faithful  now. 


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"  I  will  not  join  it,"  replied  the  reformed  student. 

"  Don't  be  in  a  hurry  to  decide  now.  Think  of  it," 
pleaded  Little.  "All  the  fellows  wanted  you,  and 
that  is  the  reason  I  got  you  to  come." 

"  You  deceived  me,  Little.  You  told  me  the  party 
was  going  up  the  Seine  in  the  barge." 

"  That  was  a  guy,  of  course,"  laughed  Little. 
"  All  I  wanted  was  to  make  you  come." 

"Where  is  the  bag  of  gold?" 

"  I  have  it  all  safe." 

"  All  I  wanted  was  to  know  what  had  become  of 
it;"  and  Shuffles  explained  his  own  position  so  une- 
quivocally that  even  the  little  rogue  could  not  misap- 
prehend him.  "  I  will  have  nothing  to  do  with  this 
scrape." 

"  The  fellows  will  ship  you  in  one  of  the  boats,  if 
you  don't." 

"  Let  them  do  so.     I  will  not  join." 

"  O,  come,  be  a  good  fellow.  You  are  ruined 
already  on  board  of  the  ship,  and  you  might  as  well 
have  a  good  time." 

"  No." 

Shuffles  told  the  conspirators  plainly  that  he  would 
take  no  part  with  them. 

"  Shuffles  declines  ;  that's  enough  !  "  snapped  Lit' 
tie.  "  We  may  as  well  vote  again.  This  time  I  shall 
go  in  for  Perth." 

"  I  decline,"  said  the  captain  fti'o  tern.,  sullenly,  for 
he  was  still  smarting  under  the  insult. 

"  Bring  in  your  votes,  fellows,"  called  Little,  regard- 
less of  the  words  of  Perth. 

This  time   the  vote  was   unanimous;    and   Perth, 


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after  some  coaxing,  yielded,  and  was  restored  to  his 
position  and  his  temper  at  the  same  time.  Wilton, 
after  two  ballots,  was  elected  first  officer.  After  a 
great  deal  of  electioneering  and  many  fruitless  ballots, 
the  remaining  offices  were  filled  by  majorities  of  one 
or  two,  and  Adler,  Little,  and  Phillips  were  respec- 
tively elected  second,  third,  and  fourth  officers.  There 
was  a  great  deal  of  grumbling  at  the  choice,  but  the 
minority  finally  submitted,  and  there  was  a  better 
prospect  of  peace. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. 


PALACES    IN    PARIS. 


THE  Grand  Hotel  du  Louvre,  where  the  excur*' 
sionists  were  to  remain  during  their  stay  in  Paris, 
is  in  the  Rue  de  Rivoli,  opposite  the  Louvre,  which  is 
connected  with  the  palace  of  the  Tuileries.  There  is 
no  direct  entrance  from  the  street,  as  in  American 
hotels  ;  but  the  students  marched  through  an  archway 
into  a  court,  surrounded  by  the  four  wings  of  the 
building,  which  is  roofed  over  with  glass.  Opening 
out  of  this  court  are  the  various  offices  and  other 
business  apartments  of  the  establishment.  A  broad 
and  elegant  staircase  leads  from  one  end  to  the  por- 
tions used  by  guests. 

The  carriage  of  the  traveller  is  driven  into  this  court, 
and  he  is  received  by  the  clerk  who  assigns  the  rooms, 
and  who  occupies  a  small  office  next  to  that  of  the 
cashier.  As  the  prices  for  rooms  are  different  on  the 
several  floors,  he  is  permitted  to  choose  which  he  will 
have.  A  servant  shows  him  his  apartment,  and  his 
baggage  is  sent  up  on  an  elevator.  A  small  blank, 
called  bulletin  d? arrivee,  is  given  to  the  stranger, 
which  he  is  required  to  fill  out  with  his  full  name, 
age,  quality,  or  profession,  place  of  birth,  habitual 
residence,  last  residence,  Rapiers  de  surete,  and  the 
date  and  hour  of  his  arrival.     Most  of  this  information 


236  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

is  for  the  benefit  of  the  police,  who  know  all  about 
every  person  who  comes  into  Paris,  and  every  one 
who  leaves  it.  If  his  antecedents  are  at  all  suspicious, 
he  is  dogged  in  all  his  movements  by  government 
spies. 

The  Hotel  du  Louvre  has  above  five  hundred  bed- 
rooms, besides  private  parlors  and  the  public  apart- 
ments. It  is  kept  on  a  grand  scale,  and  differs  es- 
sentially from  English,  and  especially  from  American 
hotels.  This  establishment  has  been  surpassed  by 
one  more  recently  erected,  which  was  at  first  called 
the  Grand  Hotel  de  la  Paix  ;  but  as  the  name  trenched 
upon  that  of  another  public  house,  it  is  now  called 
simply  the  Grand  Hotel.  It  contains  upwards  of 
seven  hundred  sleeping-rooms,  and  is  built  and 
furnished  in  the  most  elegant  style. 

The  Arbuckles  came  up  from  the  station  in  a  car- 
riage, and  had  gone  to  their  rooms  when  the  students 
arrived*.  The  latter  were  to  be  disposed  of  two  in  an 
apartment.  Commodore  Gordon  and  Captain  Ken- 
dall had  decided  to  occupy  the  same  room.  They 
wTere  conducted  to  No.  363,  on  the  third  floor,  which 
corresponds  with  the  fourth  in  the  United  States. 

"  This  is  not  bad,"  said  Paul,  when  the  servant  had 
left  them. 

u  Not  at  all  for  a  sky  parlor,"  replied  Gordon,  as  he 
went  to  the  window,  which  opened  like  a  couple  of 
double  doors.  "  We  are  opposite  the  Louvre,  on  the 
Rue  de  Rivoli.     I  like  to  know  where  I  am." 

"  So  do  I.  The  Rue  de  St.  Honors  is  on  the  op- 
posite side  of  the  hotel,  and  one  end  of  it  faces  the 
Place  du  Palais  Royal.     Now,  wherc's  the  Seine  ?  " 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     237 

"  I  have  it  all  here,"  replied  the  commodore,  spread- 
ing out  a  map  of  Paris  011  the  table.  "  There  is 
nothing  but  the  Louvre  between  us  and  the  river, 
which  runs  parallel  to  the  Rue  de  Rivoli.  Now,  let's 
see  :  if  we  follow  this  street  to  the  west,  we  shall  pass 
the  palace  and  garden  of  the  Tuileries,  and  come  to 
the  Place  de  la  Concorde.  Beyond  this  is  the  Champs 
Elysees.     I  know  where  I  am  now." 

"  Paris  is  a  big  city,"  laughed  Paul,  puzzled  by  the 
complicated  map  before  him.  "  I  don't  think  we  can 
understand  it  just  yet." 

44  We  can  get  a  leading  idea.  I  always  want  to 
have  one  avenue,  as  a  guide.  Here  is  the  Rue  de 
Rivoli,  beginning  at  the  Place  de  la  Bastille,  and  end- 
ing at  the  gardens  of  the  Tuileries,  or  continued  by  the 
Avenue  des  Champs  Elysees,  to  the  Arc  de  Triomphe, 
about  three  miles  and  a  half." 

The  commodore  was  satisfied  with  the  idea  he  had 
drawn  from  the  map,  and  the  young  officers  turned 
their  attention  to  the  immediate  surroundings.  In  the 
room  hung  a  framed  placard  containing  a  tariff  of  the 
hotel  prices,  with  such  information  in  regard  to  the 
establishment  as  it  was  needful  for  the  guest  to  possess. 
The  price  of  this  apartment,  written  in  ink,  was  five 
francs  and  fifty  centimes  a  day,  and  service,  or  ser- 
vants, one  franc  and  fifty  centimes.  There  were  several 
bureaux,  or  offices,  in  the  house,  at  which  the  keyt 
were  to  be  left,  each  in  charge  of  a  servant  who  at- 
tended to  the  wants  of  the  guests  in  his  division. 

The  room  was  elegantly  furnished  for  a  hotel.  The 
carpet  wTas  of  fine  quality ;  the  bed  was  adorned 
with  an  elaborate  canopy  ;  wrought  muslin  draperies 
half  concealed  the  windows,  and  on  a  marble  man- 


238  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

tel  rested  an  immense  mirror  and  a  marble  clock; 
and  the  chairs  and  divan  were  upholstered  with 
velvet. 

The  students,  satified  with  their  quarters,  went 
down  stairs  to  the  reading-room,  where  the  party 
were  to  assemble  for  dinner.  It  was  an  elegant 
apartment,  and  like  the  spacious  dining-room  adjoin- 
ing it,  was  a  copy  of  one  of  the  principal  halls  of  the 
palace  of  Versailles.  From  the  reading-room  opens 
the  restaurant,  where  breakfasts  and  suppers  are  served 
to  order.  When  the  guest  seats  himself  at  a  table, 
a  card  is  brought  to  him,  on  which  he  writes  his 
name,  the  number  of  his  room,  and  the  articles  he 
desires.  These  cards  are  sent  to  the  office,  and  the 
traveller's  bill  is  made  from  them,  so  that  there  can  be 
no  dispute.  A  fixed  price  per  day  is  never  charged, 
and  the  guest  is  required  to  pay  only  for  what  he 
orders.  The  bill  is  made  out  with  the  items  for  each 
day,  the  charge  for  room  and  service  being  repeated 
for  each  new  date. 

The  prices  are  tolerably  reasonable,  though  the 
everlasting  u  bougie  "  is  a  swindle.  The  first  charge 
is  two  francs  for  two  candles,  which  must  be  paid  for 
though  the  guest  remain  but  one  night.  Some  travel- 
lers put  them  in  their  trunks,  and  require  the  waiter 
to  remove  those  provided  at  the  next  place  at  which  he 
stops.  If  you  have  a  bath,  you  are  charged  for  a  piece 
of  soap,  wrhich,  however,  you  may  take  with  you. 
Tea  or  coffee,  writh  bread  and  butter,  is  one  franc  and 
a  half;  a  beefsteak,  or  other  extra  dish,  two  francs. 

The  table  d'hote  is  served  in  the  great  salle  a 
manger.  Guests  are  admitted  by  ticket,  which  may 
be  purchased  in  the  reading-room  for  seven  francs,  or 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    239 

ordered  by  card,  and  charged  on  the  bill.  The  dinner 
consists  of  a  limited  variety,  and  every  dish  on  the 
"  menu  "  is  offered  to  the  guest.  A  bottle  of  "  vin 
ordinaire"  or  common  claret  wine,  is  placed  at  each 
plate,  and  included  in  the  price.  One  does  not  care 
to  go  through  the  tedious  forms  for  so  indifferent  a 
dinner  more  than  once,  when  the  restaurants  afford  a 
better  meal  for  half  the  money. 

A  special  dinner  had  been  prepared  for  the  stu- 
dents, from  which  were  excluded  the  wine  bottles, 
though  the  claret  is  often  drank  freely  by  those  who 
are  temperance  men  at  home,  for  it  is  hardly  stronger 
than  new  cider.  The  boys  worried  through  the  forms, 
and  the  frequent  changes  of  plates,  with  very  little  in- 
terest, and  perhaps  would  have  preferred  plain  beef- 
steak to  "poulet  aux  champignons." 

"  Young  gentlemen,"  said  Mr.  Mapps,  near  the 
head  of  the  table,  when  the  dessert  had  been  served, 
"  I  am  directed  by  the  principal  to  make  a  few  ex- 
planations. Paris,  in  the  time  of  Julius  Cassar,  was 
only  a  few  mud  huts  on  the  small  island  in  the  Seine 
now  called  the  He  de  la  Cite.  It  increased  in  size 
and  importance  rapidly,  and  was  occasionally  the 
residence  of  the  Roman  emperors.  In  the  reign  of 
Clovis  it  was  fortified,  and  a  church  to  St.  Genevieve, 
the  patron  saint  of  Paris,  was  erected.  In  the  reign 
of  Hugh  Capet  the  city  was  greatly  enlarged,  and 
many  churches  were  erected.  Since  this  period  it 
has  continued  to  increase  in  size  and  elegance. 

"  Paris  is  situated  on  both  sides  of  the  Seine,  one 
hundred  and  eleven  miles  from  its  mouth.  It  is  built 
on  a  plain,  though  there  are  several  elevations  within 


24O  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

and  around  it.  The  river  is  crossed  at  various  points 
by  twenty-six  bridges,  two  of  which  are  iron,  two  are 
suspension,  and  the  rest  of  wood  or  stone.  The  stream 
is  here  navigable  only  for  small  steamers,  boats,  and 
barges.  The  ground  on  which  the  city  is  built  is  gen- 
erally so  level  that  the  drainage  is  difficult,  and  until 
recently  no  adequate  system  of  sewerage  was  adopted. 
There  are  two  hundred  and  seventy  miles  of  sewers, 
completed  or  under  construction.  Six  large  galleries, 
called  u  collectors,"  three  on  each  side  of  the  river, 
carry  off  the  refuse  matter.  The  principal  one  is 
three  miles  long,  eighteen  feet  wide,  and  sixteen  and 
a  half  feet  high.  Into  this  immense  sewer  lead  the 
smaller  ones.  Boats  float  up  and  down  these  gal- 
leries, with  men  employed  to  keep  them  from  being 
blocked  up.  They  are  ventilated  with  air-traps,  and 
lighted  with  oil  lamps.  These  under-ground  avenues 
surpass  any  similar  works  in  the  world,  and  the  sew- 
ers of  Paris  are  almost  as  celebrated  as  the  streets. 
Everything  in  this  city  is  economized,  and  the  sewers 
are  visited  by  the  rat-catchers,  who  drive  a  good  busi- 
ness in  the  skins  of  these  animals. 

"  Paris  is  supplied  with  water  from  several  sources, 
—  from  streams  ten  to  twenty-five  miles  distant,  from 
the  Seine,  from  which  it  is  pumped  to  a  height 
sufficient  for  distribution,  and  from  the  artesian  wells 
of  Crenelle  and  Pass}'.  The  latter  is  over  eighteen 
hundred  feet  deep,  and  supplies  three  and  a  half  mil- 
lion gallons  of  water  a  day.  Not  more  than  one  fifth 
of  the  houses  in  the  city  are  supplied  by  pipes  extend- 
ing into  them.  The  rest  are  furnished  by  carts,  which 
go  from  door  to  door. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     241 

"  The  streets  of  the  city  have  been  vastly  improved 
within  a  few  years.  A  company,  chartered  by  the 
government,  was  authorized  to  purchase  the  real 
estate  in  certain  localities,  to  pull  down  the  old 
houses,  lay  out  new  streets,  and  erect  buildings  upon 
them,  making  their  profit  on  the  sale  of  them.  In 
this  manner,  as  well  as  by  the  direct  enterprise  of  the 
government,  the  aspect  of  certain  sections  of  the  city 
has  been  entirely  changed.  As  you  came  into  the 
hotel,  you  observed,  beyond  the  Place  du  Palais  Royal, 
that  the  buildings  were  in  process  of  demolition  for  a 
considerable  distance.  A  new  street  is  to  be  made 
there,  and  several  others  are  planned  in  this  vicinity. 

"  The  government  of  Paris  is  vested  in  the  prefect 
of  the  Seine,  who  is  assisted  by  a  council  of  sixty,  all 
of  whom  are  appointed  by  the  emperor.  Under  the 
prefect  are  twenty  districts,  each  in  charge  of  a  mayor 
and  two  deputy  mayors.  These  districts  are  subdi- 
vided into  quarters,  each  of  which  has  its  commissaire 
de  police.  The  prefect  of  police  is  the  equal  in  rank 
of  the  prefect  of  the  Seine,  and  is  independent  of  him. 
He  has  under  his  orders  about  forty-six  hundred  agents, 
thirty-seven  hundred  of  whom  are  sergents  de  ville,  o» 
patrolmen  ;  the  others  are  the  secret  police,  about  which 
so  much  is  said  —  men  who  make  your  acquaintance 
in  the  hotels,  cafes,  and  other  public  places,  to  ascer- 
tain whether  you  intend  to  demolish  the  government 
of  Louis  Napoleon.  Your  servant,  courier,  commis- 
sionaire, interpreter,  or  waiter  may  be  one  of  this 
class,  but  you  don't  know  it ;  and  if  you  have  no  evil 
designs  you  need  not  know  it.  The  sergents  de  ville 
are  the  men  whom  you  saw  in  the  street,  wearing 
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242  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

cocked  hats,  dress  coats  with  broad  skirts,  with  wiry- 
looking  swords  at  their  sides.  To  assist  in  keeping 
the  peace  there  are  four  thousand  gendarmes,  and  a 
regiment  called  the  garde  de  Paris,  of  nearly  three" 
thousand  men.  Within  and  around  the  city  are  forty 
thousand  troops,  who  may  be  called  into  service  when 
the  ordinary  force  fails.  Paris  is  surrounded  by  a 
circle  of  fortifications  thirty  miles  in  extent,  and  sev- 
enteen detached  forts,  each  of  which  is  of  great 
strength. 

"  A  franc  of  French  money  is  usually  reckoned  as 
twenty  cents  of  our  currency,  though  its  actual  value 
is  eighteen  and  three  fourths  cents,  Accounts  are 
kept  here  in  francs  and  centimes.  One  hundred 
centimes  make  a  franc.  And  these  terms  alone  are 
used  in  giving  prices.  Your  newspaper  costs  ten 
centimes;  your  fare  from  the  railroad  is  two  francs 
fifty  centimes.  The  silver  coins  are  the  half  franc, 
the  franc,  the  two-franc  piece,  and  the  five-franc 
piece.  The  gold  coins  are  the  Napoleon,  or  twenty- 
franc  piece,  the  half  Napoleon,  or  ten-franc,  and  the 
quarter  Napoleon,  or  five-franc  piece.  Forty-franc 
pieces  are  also  in  use,  and  other  gold  coins  are  occa- 
sionally seen.  The  copper  coins  are  the  sou  and  two- 
sous  pieces.  You  constantly  hear  of  centimes,  but 
never  see  them.  The  sou  is  five  centimes.  The 
Bank  of  France  issues  notes  of  one  hundred,  two 
hundred,  five  hundred,  and  one  thousand  francs, 
which   are  legal  tender  throughout  the  empire. 

u  The  French  use  a  decimal  system  of  weights  and 
measures.  Of  weight,  the  unit  is  the  gramme,  which 
is   fifteen    and   four  tenths   grains   Troy.     The  kilo* 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     243 

gramme,  or  a  thousand  grammes,  is  equal  to  about 
two  and  a  quarter  pounds  Avoirdupois.  In  meas- 
ures, the  metre  is  the  unit,  and  is  found  by  taking  one 
millionth  part  of  the  quadrant  of  the  earth's  circum- 
ference on  a  meridian,  or  the  distance  from  the  pole 
to  the  equator.  It  is  equal  to  thirty-nine  and  thirty- 
seven  hundredths  inches  ;  or  three  and  a  quarter  feet 
is  near  enough  for  rough  calculations." 

Mr.  Mapps  took  his  seat,  and  Mr.  Arbuckle  rose. 
By  permission  of  the  principal,  he  invited  the  party 
to  visit  the  Cirque  de  V Impcratrice.  A  circus  is  a 
very  delightful  affair  to  boys,  and  they  promptly  ap- 
plauded the  brief  speech  of  their  liberal  friend.  The 
party  formed  a  procession  in  the  court-yard  of  the 
hotel.  A  lieutenant  of  police — a  very  trim-looking 
personage,  wearing  a  chapeau,  a  long  coal,  and  a  thin 
sword,  which  mysteriously  depended  from  his  side, 
for  he  wore  no  belt  —  was  in  waiting,  with  four  of  the 
dashing-looking  patrolmen,  to  escort  the  party  ;  for 
Mr.  Arbuckle  had  influential  friends  in  Paris,  who 
had  secured  government  assistance  to  enable  the  vis- 
itors to  see  the  city  without  annoyance. 

The  tourists,  in  ranks  four  deep,  passed  out  of  the 
court  into  the  Rue  de  Rivoli.  At  the  head  of  the 
procession  walked  the  commodore,  with  one  of  the 
captains  on  each  side  of  him,  the  lieutenant  of  police 
on  the  left  of  them.  Of  course  such  a  display  of  blue 
cloth,  shoulder  straps,  and  arm  bands  made  a  sensa- 
tion, and  the  Parisians  paused  to  look  at  it.  The  four 
sergcnts  de  ville  flanked  the  column,  and  kept  the  way 
clear  for  it. 

For  a  long  distance  on  the  Rue  de  Rivoli,  the  side- 


244  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

walk  is  covered  by  the  buildings  which  overtop  it,  and 
form  a  long  arcade.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the 
street  were  the  beautiful  gardens  of  the  Tuileries,  bril- 
liantly lighted  with  gas,  the  fountains  sparkling  in  its 
glare.  At  the  end  of  the  gardens,  as  it  was  too  early 
for  the  performance,  the  procession  crossed  the 'street 
into  the  Place  de  la  Concorde.  It  is  a  magnificent 
square,  perhaps  the  grandest  .in  the  world  ;  in  the 
centre  of  which  is  the  Obelisk  of  Luxor,  presented  to 
the  government  by  the  Viceroy  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
from  Thebes.  On  each  side  of  it  is  an  elaborate 
fountain. 

"  Young  gentlemen,"  said  Mr.  Mapps,  as  the  stu- 
dents gathered  around  him,  "  in  this  square,  formerly 
called  the  Place  Louis  Qiiinze,  stood  the  statue  of 
Louis  XV.,  which  was  pulled  down  and  melted  into 
cannon  by  a  decree  of  the  National  Convention. 
Here,  also,  near  the  obelisk,  was  placed  the  guillotine 
on  which  Louis  XVI.  was  beheaded.  Here,  too, 
perished  his  queen,  Marie  Antoinette,  his  sister,  Ma~ 
dame  Elizabeth,  Madame  Roland,  Robespierre,  Dan- 
ton,  and  many  others.  Here  was  raised  the  statue  of 
Liberty,  and  the  square  was  then  the  Place  de  la  Re- 
volution. After  the  restoration,  it  was  proposed  to 
erect  a  fountain  on  the  spot  where  the  king  was  exe- 
cuted ;  but  Chateaubriand  declared  that  all  the  water 
in  the  world  could  not  wash  away  the  blood  which  had 
been  shed  there.  In  1S00  it  received  its  present  name, 
which,  however,  has  been  changed  for  brief  periods 
several  times." 

The  march  was  resumed,  and  the  procession  passed 
into  the  Avenue  des  Champs  Elysees,  on  each  side  of 


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which  the  grounds  are  laid  out  in  walks  and  grass 
plots.  A  certain  portion  of  it  is  devoted  to  out-door 
shows,  such  as  one  usually  sees  around  a  circus  in  a 
country  town  in  the  United  States  ;  as  "  Punch  and 
Judy,"  puppets,  weighing  apparatus,  and  organs. 
The  students  entered  the  circus,  which  is  a  large, 
circular  building,  seating  three  or  four  thousand  peo- 
ple. The  audience  was  composed  of  people  of  all 
nations,  and  some  of  the  students  were  rather  sur- 
prised to  find  themselves  near  a  group  of  Arabs,  in 
•white  garments  and  turbans.  The  performance  was 
rather  inferior  in  skill  and  daring  to  those  seen  in 
our  country,  and  the  "great  American  rider,"  who  ma- 
noeuvred three  horses,  won  the  most  applause.  Of 
the  three  clowns,  two  were  Americans,  who,  though 
they  could  not  speak  a  word  of  French,  won  the 
laurels  of  the  evening  by  their  grotesque  and  agile 
feats.  There  was  a  savor  of  home  about  the  scene 
when  they  got  off  the  venerable  joke,  w  Did  you  never 
see  a  horse's  tail  before?"  "No,  I  always  saw  it  be- 
hind!" The  Frenchmen  looked  blank  —  did  not  see 
the  point ;  but  the  boys,  for  old  acquaintance'  sake, 
applauded  heartily  when  they  heard  the  witticism. 

At  the  close  of  the  performance  the  students  were 
conducted  to  a  cafe,  chantant,  of  which  there  were 
two  or  three  in  the  vicinity  of  the  circus.  The  audi- 
ence sit  at  little  tables,  in  the  open  air,  at  which 
refreshments,  such  as  coffee,  cakes,  and  lemonade,  are 
sold,  no  fee  being  charged  for  admission.  In  front 
of  them  is  a  kind  of  little  covered  stage,  gaudily  paint- 
ed, and  flashing  with  light,  upon  which  comic  songs, 
dances,  and  othel  light  performances  take  place.    Tha 


246  PALACE    OR    COTTAGE,    OR 

students  were  treated  to  cake  and  lemonade  by  Mr. 
Arbuckle. 

Still  under  the  guidance  of  the  police,  they  were 
led  to  the  Jardin  Mabille,  which  is  a  beautiful  gar- 
den, similar  to  the  Cremorne  in  London.  It  contains 
numerous  walks,  arbors,  grottoes,  with  lights  fantasti- 
cally arrartged,  and  the  effect  is  suggestive  of  fairy- 
land. Though  an  admission  fee  is  charged,  the  res- 
taurants are  a  prominent  element  in  the  entertainment. 
In  one  part  of  the  garden  there  was  a  large  kiosk,  of 
fanciful  architecture,  gaudily  adorned  with  paint  and 
gilt,  in  which  a  large  orchestra,  consisting  of  not  less 
than  forty  pieces,  discoursed  music  for  the  multitude. 
Around  this  kiosk  was  enclosed  a  circle  floored  for 
dancing ;  but  before  the  Terpsichorean  revels  com- 
menced, Mr.  Lowington  was  careful  to  withdraw  his 
students.  There  were  thousands  of  people  in  the 
place,  apparently  as  respectable  as  any  in  the  city, 
while  a  strong  force  of  gendarmes  was  scattered 
through  the  premises  to  preserve  order. 

Leaving  this  gay  scene,  the  students  returned  to  the 
Hotel  du  Louvre,  weary  enough  to  retire.  At  seven 
o'clock  the  next  morning,  all  hands  were  mustered  in 
the  court-yard  of  the  hotel,  and  marched  to  the  Halles 
Centrales,  or  Central  Market,  which  covers  several 
acres  of  ground.  They  consist  of  a  series  of  sheds,  or 
pavilions,  under  one  glass  roof,  with  stands  for  fish, 
flesh,  and  fowl,  for  eggs,  butter,  cheese,  and  vegeta- 
bles. Under  the  market  are  immense  vaults  for  the 
storing  of  produce,  from  which  extend  an  underground 
railroad  to  the  several  railway  stations.  The  students 
gazed    with    interest    at    the   busy    scene,    and  many 


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observed  with  critical  attention  the  articles  exposed 
for  sale,  which,  however,  did  not  materially  differ  from 
those  seen  in  the  markets  at  home.  The  beef  and 
mutton  were  very  nicely  prepared  for  market,  and  the 
veal  was  exceedingly  white  and  plump ;  but  it  is 
*■  blown  up  "  to  give  it  this  inviting  appearance. 

One  stall  was  a  "cold  victuals"  stand,  where 
baked,  boiled,  roast,  meat  pies,  and  other  food, 
which  had  already  seen  service  on  the  table,  were 
arranged  with  Parisian  skill  and  taste  to  tempt  the 
appetites  of  the  poorer  classes.  The  vast  heap  of 
cooked  provisions,  gathered  from  the  tables  of  the 
rich,  had  evidently  been  sorted  over,  so  as  to  make 
huge  dishes  of  similar  material.  Parts  of  patties  and 
pies  from  different  sources  had  been  ingeniously  unit- 
ed so  as  to  form  consistent  whole  ones  ;  and  drum- 
sticks, wings,  breast-bones,  and  second  joints  of 
chickens,  which  had  never  looked  each  other  in  the 
face,  still  less  were  parts  of  the  same  body  corporate, 
were  so  tastefully  arranged  on  plates  that  they  seemed 
to  have  been  recently  cut  from  the  same  corpus. 

Adjoining  this  immense  establishment  was  the 
Halle  au  Ble,  or  Corn  Market,  a  vast  circular  build- 
ing, with  a  curious  roof  of  iron  and  copper,  which 
will  hold  thirty  thousand  sacks  of  grain.  After  a 
glance  into  this  structure,  the  company  visited  the 
Church  of  St.  Eustache,  and  were  then  conducted  to 
a  restaurant,  of  a  kind  peculiar  to  France;  Long 
tables  were  spread,  on  which  were  placed  only  cups 
and  saucers,  with  a  little  roll  at  each.  The  boys 
stood  up  around  the  table,  and  presently  the  waiters, 
each  with  two  long-handled  coffee-pots  in   his  bauds, 


24S  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

filled  the  cups  with  equal  parts  of  coffee  and  boiled 
milk  —  cafe  an  la'tt.  The  simple  roll,  without  butter, 
and  the  coffee,  form  the  early  or  first  breakfast  of  the 
Frenchman.  At  eleven  or  twelve  o'clock  he  takes  his 
second  breakfast,  which,  among  the  wealthy,  is  elabo- 
rate enough  for  an  American  dinner. 

After  this  simple  meal,  the  students  proceeded  to 
the  Palais  Royal,  which  is  a  continuous  line  of  build- 
ings around  a  central  court,  laid  out  as  a  garden,  in 
which  the  boys  were  drawn  up  to  hear  the  history  of 
the  palace.  The  lower  part  of  the  building  is  cut  up 
into  minute  stores,  occupied  by  jewellers,  dealers  in 
fancy  goods,  and  similar  wares,  while  at  the  north  end 
are  the  celebrated  restaurants,  the  Trois  Freres,  Ve- 
four,  and  Very. 

"  The  Palais  Royal  was  commenced  by  Cardinal 
Richelieu,  in  1624,  and  was  bequeathed  by  him  to 
Louis  XIII.,"  said  Professor  Mapps.  "  It  was  pre- 
sented to  the  Duke  of  Orleans  by  Louis  XIV.,  from 
whom  it  descended  to  Philippe  Egalitt,  —  so  called 
because  he  opposed  the  government,  and  espoused  the 
cause  of  the  people, — who  was  the  father  of  Louis 
Philippe.  He  was  a  reckless  and  profligate  man,  and 
to  raise  money  converted  the  lower  part  of  the  palace 
into  shops,  as  you  now  see  it.  In  this  garden  Des- 
moulins  and  other  mob-speakers  addressed  the  revo- 
lutionary multitude  in  1789,  and  here  was  given  the 
signal  for  the  destruction  of  the  Bastille.  On  this 
occasion  were  blended  the  old  French  colors,  white, 
and  the  red  and  blue  of  Paris,  which  form  the  '  tri- 
color,' so  celebrated  in  the  revolutionary  historv  of 
Franc©.      Philippe    Egalite    was    a    member   of    the 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    249 

Convention,  and  voted  for  the  execution  of  his  cousin, 
Louis  XVI.  ;  but. he  soon  incurred  the  hostility  of  the 
lawless  leaders,  was  tried  on  frivolous  charges,  and 
perished  himself  on  the  guillotine.  After  his  death 
the  Palais  Royal  was  sold  to  different  persons  at  auc- 
tion, but  was  finally  purchased  by  the  Orleans  family. 
When  the  allies  occupied  Paris,  in  1814,  it  contained 
many  gambling  houses,  where  Marshal  Blucher  and 
others  lost  immense  sums  of  money.  In  1848  it  way 
purchased  by  the  people  ;  but  when  the  present  em- 
peror came  into  power,  he  gave  it  to  his  uncle  Jerome, 
and  at  his  death  the  state  apartments,  opposite  the 
Louvre,  were  appropriated  to  his  son,  Prince  Napo- 
leon. One  of  the  regimental  bands  of  the  army  plays 
on  certain  afternoons  in  the  garden.  The  vast  number 
of  chairs  which  you  see  are  let  at  one  sou  for  a 
common,  and  two  sous  for  an  arm  chair  on  such  occa- 
sions." 

The  party  passed  under  the  arches,  in  the  front  of 
the  palace,  to  the  Place  du  Palais  Royal,  crossed  the 
street,  and  through  an  arch  entered  the  Place  du  Car- 
ousel, the  open  space  between  the  Louvre  and  the 
Tuileries,  which  have  been  connected  by  wings,  called 
the  New  Louvre,  by  Napoleon  III.  The  square, 
therefore,  is  enclosed  by  buildings.  It  contains  a 
triumphal  arch,  erected  by  the  first  emperor.  The 
Louvre  is  the  older  palace.  It  was  a  hunting  seat  in 
the  time  of  the  Merovingian  kings,  and  its  name  is 
supposed  to  have  been  derived  from  the  wolves 
(louve)  in  the  vicinity.  Francis  I.  commenced  the 
edifice,  which  has  been  in  process  of  enlargement  and 
improvement  down  to  the  present  time.     It  now  con 


250  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

tains  no  less  than  fifteen  different  museums  of  painting, 
sculpture,  antiquities,  relics  of  the  kings  of  France, 
and  many  other  curiosities.  The  students  passed 
through  its  long  halls,  whose  oaken  floors,  polished 
as  smooth  as  glass,  render  walking  a  tiresome  and 
difficult  labor.  It  must  be  confessed  that  they  gazed 
with  singular  indifference  upon  the  works  of  Raphael, 
Rubens,  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Titian,  and  other  old 
masters ;  and  even  the  Ascension  of  the  Virgin,  by 
Murillo,  which  Marshal  Soult  brought  from  Spain, 
purchased  for  one  hundred  and  twenty-three  thousand 
dollars,  —  the  largest  sum  ever  paid  for  a  painting, — 
hardly  created  an  emotion,  except  at  the  price  paid  for  it. 
It  was  impossible  to  do  anything  more  than  glance 
at  these  pictures,  for  a  week  would  not  be  too  long  a 
time  to  enable  one  to  see  them  in  detail.  The  great 
gallery  is  three  hundred  and  twenty  feet  long,  and 
forty-two  feet  wide  ;  and  persons  not  deeply  imbued 
with  a  love  of  art  find  the  journey  through  all  these 
halls  rather  tiresome.  The  Museum  of  the  Sovereigns 
occupies  five  halls,  one  of  which  is  called  the  Salle  de 
Napoleon  I.,  and  is  exclusively  devoted  to  articles 
connected  with  him,  including  his  coronation  robes, 
uniforms,  swords,  dressing-cases,  the  clothing  he  wore 
at  St.  Helena,  the  camp-bed  and  furniture  used  in  his 
campaigns  ;  the  throne  and  the  cradle  of  the  King  of 
Rome.  His  old  hats,  drab  overcoats,  and  boots  seemed 
to  bring  him  back  to  the  students,  so  that  he  was 
more  real  than  ever  before.  In  the  Salle  des  Bois  are 
the  relics  of  the  kings,  such  as  the  armor  worn  by  the 
early  sovereigns;  Charlemagne's  Book  of  Hours, 
written    in  730,  his  sword,  spears,   and  sceptre  ;    the 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     25 1 

Bible  and  Prayer-book  of  Charles  the  Bald ;  the 
Breviary  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  font  in  which  he  was 
baptized  ;  the  jewel-boxes  of  Anne  of  Austria  and 
Marie  Antoinette. 

The  Palace  of  the  Tuileries  is  the  city  residence  of 
Louis  Napoleon,  as  it  was  of  many  of  the  preceding 
sovereigns  of  France.  It  was  once  a  tile-yard,  and  de- 
rives its  name  from  this  circumstance.  The  entrance 
is  under  the  triumphal  arch  in  the  Place  du  Carrousel. 
A  couple  of  mounted  dragoons,  and  the  imperial 
standard  flying  on  the  clock  tower,  indicated  that  the 
emperor  was  at  home,  and  visitors  were  not  admitted  ; 
but  the  students  had  an  opportunity  afterwards  to  see 
Napoleon  and  Eugenie. 

Having  seen  three  palaces  in  one  forenoon,  —  or 
rather  glanced  at  them,  —  the  party  were  ready  for  the 
"  second  breakfast,"  which  had  been  prepared  lor 
them  at  the  Cafe  Voisin,  a  short  distance  from  the 
palace. 

u  When  you  enter  a  cafe,"  said  Dr.  Winstock  to 
those  around  him,  "you  will  bow  politely  to  the 
young  lady  who  sits  at  the  counter.  She  is  sometimes 
called  the  '  daughter  of  the  cafe,'  and  represents  the 
dignity  of  the  establishment.  It  is  the  universal  cus- 
tom to  salute  her  on  entering." 

The  students  were  polite  enough  to  observe  this 
injunction,  and  the  lady  smiled  upon  them  as  sweetly 
as  a  new-blown  rose.  They  seated  themselves  at  the 
little  tables,  and  with  capital  appetites  disposed  of  the 
second  breakfast. 


252  PALACE   AND    GOTTAGE,    OR 


CHAPTER  XV. 

RIDES    AND    WALKS    ABOUT    PARIS. 

R.  ARBUCKLE,  as  he  was  the  host  of  the 
ship's  company  on  the  present  occasion,  was 
considerate  enough  to  see  that  four  hours'  walking 
was  quite  enough  for  the  students  in  one  day,  espe- 
cially when  a  considerable  portion  of  it  was  over  the 
waxed  floors  of  the  Louvre,  on  which  locomotion  is 
about  as  difficult  as  on  glare  ice.  His  agent  had  pro- 
cured over  twenty  voitures  de  place,  and  voitures  de 
remise,  as  the  two  classes  of  public  vehicles  in  Paris 
are  termed.  The  former  have  stands  about  the  streets, 
and  are  numbered  with  red  figures.  The  fare  for 
voitures  with  two  places  is  one  franc  and  seventy-five 
centimes  an  hour  ;  with  four  places,  two  francs.  The 
voiture  de  remise  stands  under  cover,  and  is  num- 
bered with  yellow  figures.  The  fare  is  half  a  franc 
more  an  hour  than  the  other  class,  and  the  vehicles 
are  much  better.  By  the  course,  or  a  drive  not  ex- 
ceeding fifteen  minutes,  the  fare  is  a  franc  and  a  half 
for  the  best  class,  and  two  francs  for  more  than  fifteen 
minutes  within  the  fortifications.  A  small  perquisite, 
or  '•'•pour  boire"  must  be  given  to  the  driver. 

The  professors   and   students   seated   themselves  in 
these  carriages,  each    of  which    was    drawn  by  one 


YOUNG  AMERICA  ZN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    253 

horse.  Paul  Kendall  was  honored  with  a  place  in 
the  voiture  with  Mrs.  Arbuckle  and  Grace,  while 
Mr.  Arbuckle  rode  with  the  principal.  As  the  young 
captain  was  entering  the  vehicle,  the  driver  handed 
him  a  little  blue  paper,  on  which  were  printed  the 
tariff  of  prices  for  his  class  of  carriages,  and  a  blank 
form,  which  the  traveller  can  fill  out  if  he  wishes  to 
complain  of  his  driver  to  the  lieutenant  of  police.  The 
number  is  printed  upon  it  in  very  large  figures,  and 
the  occupant  is  requested  to  preserve  it,  that  he  may 
be  able  to  reclaim   anything  left  in  the  vehicle. 

"  I  wish  we  had  the  Paris  police  to  take  care  of  the 
New  York  hackmen,"  laughed  Paul,  as  he  read  the 
paper. 

"  But  even  in  Paris  the  drivers  will  cheat,"  added 
Mrs.  Arbuckle.  "  A  friend  of  mine  paid  about  double 
fare  once,  simply  because  he  was  in  a  hurry." 

"  The  carriages  seem  to  be  very  well  regulated,  but 
I  suppose  it  is  impossible  to  prevent  some  frauds.  If 
people  will  not  complain  of  being  cheated,  they  must 
suffer  the  consequences,"  added  Paul,  as  the  proces- 
sion of  carriages  moved  off. 

"  Captain  Kendall,  what  do  you  understand  by  a 
boulevard?  "  asked  Grace. 

"  Mr.  Mapps  says  the  word  is  derived  from  the  fact 
that  ball  was  formerly  played  upon  them  —  bouler 
sur  vert.  I  suppose  the  term  is  applied  to  a  wide 
street,  though  some  of  the  avenues  are  wider  than 
some  of  the  boulevards  ;  but  the  latter,  as  a  rule,  are 
wider  than  the  former ;  and  the  Rue  de  Turbigo  is 
as  wide  as  either." 

The  procession  crossed  the  Champs  Elysees  to  a 


254  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

broad  avenue  called  Cotirs  la  Reine,  on  the  bank  of 
the  Seine.  Between  the  street  and  the  river  was  a 
continuous  line  of  qua  is,  as  in  all  parts  of  the  city 
bordering  the  stream.  As  different  portions  of  the 
same  boulevard  may  receive  half  a  dozen  different 
names,  so  the  quais  seem  to  have  no  arbitrary  dividing 
line.  In  front  of  the  Tuileries  the  space  is  called  Quai 
des  Tuileries  ;  before  the  Louvre,  the  Quai  du  Louvre. 
In  front  of  and  below  some  of  the  quais  are  landing 
places,  called  ports.  The  Chemin  de  Fer  d'Amerique, 
as  it  is  called,  is  the  only  horse  railroad  in  Paris ;  but 
the  omnibuses  which  run  upon  it  change  from  the 
track  on  the  Cours  la  Reine,  to  the  common  street, 
before  entering  the  more  densely  peopled  portion  or' 
the  city. 

As  the  procession  approached  the  fortifications, 
Paul,  who  had  attentively  studied  the  map  of  Paris, 
had  an  opportunity  to  explain  the  use  of  a  high  via- 
duct of  the  light  yellow  stone  used  in  the  city,  beneath 
the  arches  of  which  the  carriages  passed.  It  is  a  rail- 
road connecting  the  different  lines  that  diverge  from 
Paris.  Passing  through  the  Porte  d'Anteuil,  one  of 
the  gates  of  the  city,  the  party  entered  the  Bois  de 
Boulogne,  the  most  beautiful  park  in  Paris.  It  con- 
tains two  thousand  five  hundred  acres,  laid  out  with 
walks,  drive-ways,  groves,  flower-beds,  lawns,  artificial 
lakes  and  rock-work,  cascades,  and  a  race-course. 
Central  Park,  in  New  York,  contains  about  eight 
hundred  and  fifty  acres,  but  what  there  is  of  it  rather 
surpasses  the  Bois  de  Boulogne.  Passing  out  of  this 
park,  at  its  northern  end,  the  company  proceeded  to 
*he  Chapelle  de  St.  Ferdinand.     It  is  a  beautiful  -little 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    255 

marble  building  in  the  form  of  a  Greek  cross,  and 
commemorates  the  death  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  the 
oldest  son  of  Louis  Philippe,  and  heir  to  the  throne, 
who  was  killed  on  this  spot  by  a  fall  from  his  car- 
riage, in  1842.  The  horses  ran  away  ;  the  duke,  in 
attempting  to  get  out,  was  thrown  to  the  ground,  and 
his  skull  fractured.  He  was  carried  into  a  house  near 
the  spot,  and  died  in  a  few  hours,  surrounded  by  his 
family  and  friends.  He  was  buried  at  Dreux,  and  the 
king,  purchasing  the  house  in  which  he  died,  erected 
this  chapel  upon  its  site.  It  contains  several  memo- 
rials of  the  duke,  pictures  and  bass-reliefs,  representing 
his  death,  and  a  canoe,  brought  from  Canada  by  his 
brother,  the  Prince  de  Joinville,  which  the  deceased 
used  upon  the  Seine.  The  rooms  now  occupied  by 
the  keepers  were  formerly  used  by  the  royal  family 
when  they  visited  the  chapel,  and  contain  two  clocks, 
one  indicating  the  instant  of  the  accident,  and  the 
other  the  time  of  the  duke's  death. 

Leaving  this  mournful  place,  the  cortege  drove  to 
the  nearest  gate.  The  drivers  stopped  to  permit  the 
officers  of  the  octroi  to  examine  the  carriages  in  search 
of  goods  liable  to  the  city  duty.  Following  the  broad 
Avenue  de  la  Grande  Armee,  the  party  arrived  at  the 
Arc  de  Triomphe,  or  Arc  de  l'Etoile.  It  is  an  im- 
mense arch,  the  largest  in  the  world,  commenced  in 
1S06  by  Napoleon  1.,  to  commemorate  the  victories 
of  -  the  French  armies.  It  is  one  hundred  sixty-one 
feet  high,  one  hundred  forty-five  wide,  and  one  hun- 
dred and  ten  deep.  The  arch  itself  is  nearly  a  hun- 
dred feet  high.  It  has  upon  it  bass-reliefs  of  various 
French    battles,    and    allegorical    representations   of 


256  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

national  subjects.  It  cost  over  two  million  dollars. 
A  dark  staircase  leads  to  the  top,  where  a  beautiful 
view  of  the  city  is  obtained.  Admission,  twenty-five 
centimes. 

It  was  now  about  five  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and 
the  ton  of  Paris  were  on  the  Avenue  des  Champs 
Elysees —  at  the  head  of  which,  and  on  an  elevation, 
stands  the  structure  described.  Many  dashing  equi- 
pages, with  footmen  and  outriders,  were  to  be  seen. 
While  the  students  were  examining  the  arc,  the 
lieutenant  of  police,  in  charge  of  the  part)',  announced 
that  the  emperor  was  coming  up  the  avenue.  The 
word  was  given  to  form  a  line,  where  they  could  see  his 
majesty,  and  they  were  instructed  what  to  do  and  say. 
The  approach  of  the  emperor  was  indicated  by  the  pro- 
found obeisances  paid  to  him  by  the  people.  He  was 
seated  in  a  light  cabriolet,  drawn  by  two  high-spirited 
horses,  which  he  drove  himself.  At  his  side  sat  the 
prince  imperial,  while  near  them  rode  a  small  squad 
of  dragoons,  in  helmets  and  long  boots.  His  majesty 
was  plainly  dressed  in  black  clothes,  and  wore  nothing 
to  distinguish  him  except  the  cross  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor.  His  look  was  hard  and  stolid,  but  it  was  full 
of  imperial  dignity. 

"  Vive  V  empereur  I"  shouted  the  students,  remov- 
ing their  caps,  as  the  royal  turnout  approached. 

His  majesty  bowed  gracefully,  but  did  not  smile, 
though  he  seemed  to  wonder  who  and  what  the  party 
were. 

After  a  ride  through  the  Pare  de  Monceaux,  the 
excursionists  returned  to  the  hotel,  and  dined  as  on 
the  preceding   day.     After   this    important   duty  had 


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been  discharged,  those  of  the  students  who  could  be 
trusted  were  permitted  to  take  a  stroll  on  their  own 
account.  Ben  Duncan,  the  wag  of  the  Josephine,  and 
Captain  Haven,  of  the  Young  America,  happened  to  be 
together,  and  agreed  to  take  a  walk.  Though  many 
of  the  boys  were  what  is  called  good  French  scholars 
in  school,  there  was  hardly  one  of  them  who  could 
speak  the  language  fluently.  It  was  a  notorious  fact 
that  the  people  of  Paris  could  not  understand  their 
own  tongue,  as  our  tars  spoke  it.  When  they  at- 
tempted to  express  themselves,  the  Parisians  stared 
and  looked  blank. 

Captain  Haven  and  Ben  strolled  through  the  Palais 
Royal,  and  then  into  one  of  the  curious  by-streets, 
gazing  about  them  at  the  strange  little  shops,  so  unlike 
in  their  petty  proportions  the  fine  stores  of  New  York 
and  Boston,  but  filled  with  rare  and  costly  merchan- 
dise. They  paused  to  examine  the  dim  and  grimy 
walls  which  enclosed  the  palatial  residence  of  some 
French  noble,  who  traced  his  ancestors  back  to  the 
days  of  Charlemagne. 

"  Hold  on  a  minute,  Ben.  I  wonder  whose  shop 
this  is,"  said  Captain  Haven,  suddenly  stopping. 

"  It  isn't  a  shop  at  all,"  replied  his  companion. 

"  It  has  a  sign  over  the  door,  but  I  can't  make  it 
out." 

"  Spell  it  out  loud,  then,"  added  Ben,  laughing, 
as  he  always  did  in  school  when  he  came  to  a 
"  jaw-breaker." 

»L-e-g-" 

"  Leg ! "  shouted  Ben.  "  Any  one  in  or  out  of 
France  knows  what  that  is,  I  should  say." 

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258  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Nonsense  !  Don't  interrupt  me.  L-e-g  —  Lega- 
tion des  Etats  Unis.  That  means  Young  America, 
or  I'm  a  Dutchman  !  " 

"  You  are  a  Dutchman,  then,  for  the  sign  means 
Legation  of  the  United  States.  I'm  surprised  that  the 
captain  of  a  big  ship  should  not  know  that." 

"  These  marks  over  the  letters  bother  me,"  laughed 
the  commander. 

"  I  suppose  this  is  the  residence  of  the  American 
minister,"  continued  Ben.  "  The  moment  an  Ameri- 
can sets  his  foot  on  that  threshold  he  is  on  United 
States  territory." 

"Is  he?  Then  let's  set  our  feet  on  it  immedi- 
ately." 

"  Shall  we  call  on  the  minister?" 

"Why  not?"  asked  the  captain,  who  considered 
himself  equal  to  the  occasion. 

"  We  have  no  one  to  introduce  us.  We  are 
strangers.  I  can't  say,  4  Mr.  Minister,  allow  me  to 
introduce  my  friend  Captain  Haven,'  because  Mr. 
Minister  might  very  naturally  reply,  '  Before  you  in- 
troduce your  friend  Captain  Haven,  perhaps  you  will 
be  so  good  as  to  get  some  one  to  introduce  you* " 

"  He  would  be  an  unmannerly  fellow  to  do  that. 
Let's  try,  at  all  events,"  persisted  the  captain.  "  If  we 
are  going  to  be  the  Decaturs,  and  the  Perrys,  and  all 
that  sort  of  thing,  of  the  next  generation,  we  are  not 
going  to  be  frightened  at  the  prospect  of  meeting  an 
old  gentleman.     Come  on." 

Ben  was  never  behind  any  one  ;  and  they  entered 
the  stone  archway,  and  walked  up  the  alley  on  the 
rough  pavement ;  for,  as  people  who  live  in  these  grand 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    259 

establishments  never  walk,  there  was  no  smooth  side- 
walk. 

"QiCy  a-t-il  fiour  voire  service?"  called  an  old 
woman,  in  the  shrillest  of  tones. 

"  Ahem  !  "  exclaimed  Ben,  clearing  his  throat ;  for, 
proficient  as  he  was  in  the  langue  frangaise,  it  was  a 
choking  operation  for  a  beginner  to  speak  it.  "  We  — 
that  is,  nous —  desirous  voir  Monsieur  le  JMinistrc." 

"  Bien,  bien,  messieurs  "  responded  the  woman, 
coming  out  of  the  dark  hole  where  she  sat,  —  and 
where,  it  may  be  added,  she  ate  and  drank,  and  cooked 
and  slept,  and  lived  with  her  husband  and  two  chil- 
dren, though  the  visitors  were  not  informed  of  the 
fact, —  and  clattered  on  the  rough  pavement  with 
her  wooden  shoes,  M  Oest  au  fond —  au  fond  de  la 
cour  a  gauche.  Son  Excellence  est  chez  lui.  Je 
ne  Fai  pas  vu  sortir  ce  soir.  Au  fond,  mes  petits 
messieurs — tout  au  fond  a  gauche,  mes  jolls  petits 
messieurs" 

"  Whew  ! "  whistled  Ben  ;  "  that's  a  big  dose  of 
French  ;  but  I  caught  enough  of  it  to  know  where  to 
go.  '  His  excellency  is  at  home,  and  we  are  to  turn 
to  the  left  at  the  foot  of  the  court.'     We'll  try  it." 

The  old  woman  was  a  French  institution.  Her 
tongue  went  like  a  railroad  train.  She  was  an  ugly- 
looking  creature.  She  wore  a  yellow  handker- 
chief tied  around  her  head,  and  an  immense  blue 
apron,  with  one  great  pocket  in  the  centre  of  it. 

"  They  would  have  drowned  her  as  a  witch  if  they 
had  caught  her  in  Salem,"  whispered  Captain  Ha- 
ven. 

Up  to  the  a<*e  of  about  thirty,  French  women  of  the 


260  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

lower  class  are  blooming,  merry,  and  as  pretty-looking 
as  one  would  wish  to  see.  After  they  pass  that  age, 
they  dry  up  like  withered  apples.  Their  faces  become 
yellow  and  wrinkled,  their  forms  shrivelled  and  un- 
shapely, their  finger  joints  knotted  and  gnarled  ;  and, 
taking  them  all  together,  they  are  very  unsightly  wo- 
men. Give  them  the  broomstick,  and  they  seem  to  be 
ready  for  a  flight  in  the  air.  After  seeing  a  few  of 
them,  one  is  not  greatly  surprised  to  read  that  the  wo- 
men were  worse  than  the  men  in  the  revolutions 
which   have  overturned  Paris. 

The  ancient  portress  saw  that  the  young  gentlemen 
did  not  yet  know  where  to  go,  and  she  gesticulated 
wildly  towards  the  back  of  the  court  yard. 

"  La,  la,  la!"  cried  she,  pointing  with  her  skinny 
fingers. 

"  La,  si,  do !  "  sang  Ben,  striking  the  notes  of  the 
scale. 

At  the  end  of  the  court  yard  stood  quite  a  handsome 
house,  on  which  was  the  same  sign  they  had  seen  at 
the  door.  Duncan  rang  the  bell,  and  a  neat-looking 
man-servant,  dressed  in  black,  with  a  white  neck-tie 
and  gloves,  opened  the  door. 

"JVous  desirous  voir  Monsieur  le  Ministre"  said 
Ben. 

The  man,  who  was  polite,  polished,  good-looking, 
and  attentive,  —  the  very  reverse  of  the  frouzy  old  wo- 
man,—  desired  them  to  have  the  kindness  to  walk  in, 
to  take  the  trouble  to  jsit  down,  and  to  be  good  enough 
to  give  him  their  cards,  with  which  he  disappeared 
within  an  inner  room.  The  apartment  in  which  the 
visitors  sat  was  neatly,  but  not  luxuriously,  furnished. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     26l 

On  the  wall  hung  an  engraving  of  Washington,  which 
reminded  them  of  home,  and  called  forth  some  patriotic 
remarks  from  Ben,  who  declared  the  original  was  ever 
so  much  more  of  a  man  than  the  trumpery  kings  and 
emperors  of  Europe.  The  minister  made  his  appear- 
ance, and  gave  the  }7oung  gentlemen  a  cordial  wel- 
come. The  shoulder-straps  and  bands  of  Captain 
Haven  did  not  escape  his  attention,  and  in  a  short 
time  the  story  of  the  cruise  of  the  squadron  had  been 
told,  including  the  capture  of  the  Josephine.  His  ex- 
cellency had  heard  of  the  Academy  squadron  before, 
and  was  pleased  to  learn  of  the  arrival  of  the  students 
in  Paris. 

"  Can  I  do  anything  to  make  your  stay  in  the  city 
more  agreeable?"  asked  the  minister.  "You  seem, 
however,  to  be  in  good  hands,  if  you  are  attended  by 
a  lieutenant  of  police  and  the  sergents  de  ville." 

"  Yes,  sir ;  we  are  well  cared  for ;  but  some  of  us 
would  like  to  go  to  court,  if  you  can  manage  it 
for  us." 

"  To  court !  "  exclaimed  the  minister.  "  Well,  I 
have  a  great  many  applications ;  but  perhaps  I  can 
arrange  it." 

Captain  Haven  was  amazed  at  the  audacity  of  his 
companion,  but  he  did  not  object  to  putting  his  feet 
within  the  court  of  royalty.  They  took  their  leave, 
and  strayed  next  into  the  Boulevard  des  Italiens. 

"Habits  de  cour"  said  Captain  Haven,  reading  a 
sign  in  the  window  of  a  fashionable  tailor. 

"  Court  clothes,"  added  Ben,  interpreting  the  sign. 
"  Crackee  !  I  never  thought  of  that.  I  wonder  if  we 
mustn't  get  a  monkey  dress  to  go  to  court  in." 


26 2  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

u  '  Id  on  parle  anglais,9"  added,  the  captain,  read- 
ing another  sign  in  the  window  —  '"English  spoken 
here/   We  will  go  in,  and  see  about  the  court  dresses." 

They  went  in,  and  Captain  Haven  stated  his  busi- 
ness. 

"  Je  ne  vous  comftr  ends  fas,  monsieur"  interposed 
ihe  shopkeeper,  shrugging  his  shoulders  and  shaking 
his  head. 

"  Parlez-vous  Anglais?"  demanded  Ben. 

"  Un  peu." 

"  Why  don't  you  speak  it,  then  ?  "  laughed  Duncan. 

"  Un  peu." 

"  Do  you  keep  court  clothes?"  asked  the  captain. 

The  shopkeeper  shrugged  his  shoulders,  and  looked 
around  him  as  if  to  find  some  hole  by  which  he  could 
escape  the  dilemma.  At  last  he  declared  that  the  man 
who  spoke  English  was  out. 

"  Avez-vous  des  habits  de  cour?"  added  Ben. 

"  Oui,  oui  —  oui  —  oui  —  oui"  replied  the  man, 
suddenly  brightening  up,  as  he  discharged  this  volley 
of"  ouis"  after  the  manner  of  Frenchmen  when  they 
get  at  an  idea  which  it  has  bothered  them  to  obtain. 

"  Do  we  need  them  ?"  asked  Ben,  in  French. 

"  O,  yes ;  you  must  have  them,"  replied  the  rogue, 
though  he  knew  that  the  uniform  of  the  ship  would 
satisfy  the  demands  of  court  etiquette.  "  It  will  be 
best  for  messieurs  to  order  each  a  court  suit.  I  will 
show  you  one  made  up  for  the  Marquis  de  Potde- 
roses." 

The  suit  was  duly  paraded  before  them.  It  con- 
sisted of  a  fine  blue  cloth  coat,  with  swallow-tail  skirts, 
a  standing  black  velvet  collar,  beautifully  embroidered 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    263 

with  gold.  The  sleeves  and  skirts  were  also  orna- 
mented in  the  same  manner.  The  rest  of  the  suit 
consisted  of  white  satin  knee-breeches,  silk  stockings, 
low  shoes,  with  buckles,  a  sword,  and  cocked  hat. 

"  Shouldn't  I  be  a  swell,  rigged  out  in  that  tomfool- 
ery?" laughed  Ben  Duncan,  as  he  examined  the  finery 
with  much  interest.  "  I  don't  think  my  exchequer 
will  warrant  me  in  ordering  such  gear." 

"  It  wouldn't  pay  if  it  would,"  replied  the  republi- 
can captain  of  the  ship. 

At  this  point  Duncan  took  it  into  his  head  to  speak 
nothing  but  English.  He  informed  the  shopkeeper 
that  he  should  not  order  a  court  dress  that  night,  and 
politely  bade  him  good  evening.  The  man  was  im- 
portunate, but  Haven  could  not,  and  Duncan  would 
not,  speak  French.  The  shopkeeper  followed  them 
to  the  door,  but  the  young  Americans  made  good 
their  retreat.  It  is  not  very  surprising  that  boys, 
like  them,  with  inquiring  minds,  should  desire  to  see 
royalty  in  its  own  quarters,  and  Duncan  was  rather 
disappointed  when  he  found  that  a  Court  dress  was 
imperative.  He  decided  to  trouble  the  minister  again, 
and,  what  was  worse,  to  face  the  shrewish  old  woman. 
His  excellency  informed  him  that  a  uniform  only  was 
necessary  for  an  American,  whereat  the  young  aspi- 
rants were  disposed  to  give  three  cheers  for  the  Amer- 
ican Eagle. 

The  young  tourists,  having  settled  this  important 
question, — though  Duncan  was  not  much  better  off 
than  before,  for,  not  being  an  officer,  he  did  not  wear 
a  uniform,  —  took  a  stroll  through  the  boulevards,  and 
paid  a  visit  to  a  caf£.     On  the  broad  sidewalk  in  from 


264  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

of  it  was  a  great  number  of  little  tables,  at  which 
ladies  and  gentlemen  were  seated,  drinking  coffee, 
wine,  and  lemonade,  the  men  smoking.  Within,  little 
groups  of  two  or  more  were  engaged  in  the  same  way, 
while  a  score  of  billiard  tables  were  in  full  operation, 
as  well  as  some  other  games.  The  air  was  dense  and 
redolent  of  tobacco  smoke  ;  but  all  the  people  seemed 
to  be  enjoying  themselves.  There  was  no  boisterous 
noise,  and  no, evidences  of  drunkenness. 

The  young  tars  called  for  cafe  au  lait,  which  was 
poured  from  the  duplicate  pots  with  long  wooden  han- 
dles. To  each  was  placed  a  little  silver  saucer,  on 
which  were  four  cubes  of  white  sugar.  At  an  adjoin- 
ing table,  Duncan  saw  a  gentleman  roll  up  two  of 
them  he  did  not  use  in  his  coffee,  in  a  paper,  and  put 
it  in  his  pocket.  The  Frenchman  takes  what  he  pays 
for,  whether  he  consumes  it  on  the  spot  or  not ;  and  it 
is  not  an  unusual  thing  for  him  to  carry  off  the  bread 
he  does  not  eat,  in  his  pocket.  The  price  of  the  demi- 
tasse,  or  small  cup  of  coffee,  was  forty  centimes  ;  and, 
according  to  the  custom,  they  each  gave  the  waiter 
two  sous,  which  he  dropped  into  a  glass  urn  on  the 
counter,  for  the  perquisites  are  equally  divided  among 
all  the  servants. 

Returning  to  the  hotel,  they  found  Captain  Kendall 
and  the  Arbuckles  in  the  reading-room,  and  Captain 
Haven  related  their  adventures,  insisting  that  the  com- 
mander of  the  Josephine  should  make  one  of  the  party 
when  they  went  to  court. 

"  Will  you  go  with  me,  Grace?  "  asked  Paul,  laugh- 
ing. 

"  I  should  be  delighted  !  *  she  replied,  with  enthu« 
si  asm. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    265 

"  It  is  impossible,"  interposed  Mr.  Arbuckle,  shak- 
ing his  head.  "  None  of  my  family  are  eligible  to  the 
honor,  since  we  have  not  been  presented  at  the  court 
of  our  own  sovereign." 

"  Then  I  will  not  go,"  exclaimed  Paul,  glancing  at 
the  fair  young  girl. 

"  You  Americans,  with  your  democratic  institu- 
tions, are  highly  favored,  and  I  advise  you  to  go, 
by  all  means,  Captain  Kendall,"  added  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle. 

"  I  don't  care  a  fig  for  it.  I  would  rather  stay  here 
than  toady  to  those  crowned  heads." 

"  Then  lend  me  your  uniform,"  whispered  Dun- 
can. 

"  I  will,  with  the  greatest  pleasure." 

"  It  will  just  fit  me." 

Mr.  Arbuckle  believed  in  crowned  heads,  and,  per- 
haps, did  not  exactly  approve  of  Paul's  democratic 
tendencies  ;  but  the  young  gentleman  was  fully  deter- 
mined not  to  go  to  court,  unless  Grace  could  go  with 
him. 

After  breakfast  the  next  morning  the  business  of 
sight-seeing  was  resumed,  but  not  with  as  much  zest 
as  on  the  first  day.  The  Arbuckles  employed  a  voi- 
ture  de  remise,  but  a  procession  of  carriages  was  so 
unwieldy  to  manage,  that  Mr.  Lowington  preferred 
to  go  on  foot  when  the  distance  was  not  great.  A 
short  walk  brought  them  to  the  church  of  St.  Roch, 
near  which  Napoleon  I.  came  into  notice,  by  firing 
upon  the  mob  which  had  risen  against  the  Directory. 
The  building,  which  is  large,  and  far  from  elegant, 
contains  many  old  paintings  and  sculptures. 


266  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

Following  the  Rue  St.  Honore  the  tourists  reached 
the  Place  Vendome,  a  handsome  square,  in  which  is 
a  column  erected  by  Napoleon  I.  to  commemorate  his 
victories  in  Germany,  the  various  incidents  of  which 
are  represented  by  a  spiral  line  of  bass-reliefs,  three 
feet  wide,  and  containing  two  thousand  figures.  The 
column  is  one  hundred  and  thirty-three  feet  high,  and 
the  outer  shell  is  of  bronze,  cast  from  twelve  hundred 
pieces  of  cannon  taken  from  the  Austrians  and  the 
Russians.  It  is  surmounted  by  a  statue  of  Napoleon 
in  his  cocked  hat  and  great  coat,  cast  from  Algerian 
cannon,  and  placed  there  by  Louis  Philippe.  On  the 
railings  of  the  fence  the  students  saw  many  wreaths 
of  immortelles,  placed  there  by  the  old  soldiers  of 
Napoleon. 

Passing  through  the  Rue  de  la  Paix,  the  party 
glanced  at  the  Grand  Hotel,  and  the  magnificent 
Opera  House,  then  in  process  of  erection,  and  next 
visited  the  Chapelle  Expiatoire,  which  stands  on  part 
of  the  old  Cemetery  of  the  Madeleine,  where  Louis 
XVI.  and  Marie  Antoinette  were  hurried,  without 
ceremony,  into  their  graves.  The  remains  of  the  king 
and  queen  were  exhumed  and  removed  to  St.  Denis, 
the  burial-place  of  the  kings  of  France,  and  this  chapel 
was  erected  as  an  expiatory  memorial  of  their  un- 
happy fate.  The  next  object  of  interest  was  the  Made- 
leine, a  large  and  magnificent  church,  built  in  imitation 
of  a  Greek  temple.  It  was  commenced  in  1764?  but 
suspended  during  the  revolution.  Napoleon,  in  the 
midst  of  his  splendid  victories,  decreed  that  it  should 
be  altered  into  a  "Temple  of  Glory;"  but,  in  1816, 
its  object  was  again  changed,  though  it  was  not  com- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    267 

pleted  till  1842.  It  is  surrounded  with  fluted  columns, 
and  on  the  pediment  is  an  immense  bass-relief  of  the 
Last  Judgment,  the  central  figure  of  which  is  the 
Magdalen  interceding  with  Christ.  The  interior  is 
very  elaborately  decorated. 

The  Madeleine  stands  at  the  head  of  the  Rue  Royal, 
a  broad  street,  leading  to  the  Place  de  la  Concorde, 
from  which  its  classic  front  may  be  seen.  Passing 
through  the  square  and  over  the  bridge,  called  the  Pont 
de  la  Concorde,  the  company  reached  the  Palais  du 
Corps  Legislatif.  It  is  a  handsome  old  building,  built 
by  the  Bourbons,  whose  name  it  once  bore.  Various 
legislative  bodies  have  held  their  sessions  here,  from 
1792  to  the  present  time. 

From  this  structure  the  party  proceeded  to  the  Hotel 
des  Invalides,  an  immense  establishment  for  old  sol- 
diers. The  facade  of  the  front  building  is  over  six 
hundred  feet  long.  The  kitchens  are  on  the  left,  in 
which  provisions  for  six  thousand  men  can  be  cooked 
every  day,  though  the  occupants  of  the  institution  are 
less  than  half  that  number. 

Both  officers  and  privates  are  residents  at  the  In- 
valides,- but  the  rank  of  the  former  is  carefully  respected, 
for  they  eat  and  sleep  by  themselves,  while  those  above 
the  rank  of  captain  dine  in  their  own  rooms.  The 
chambers  each  contain  fifty  single  beds.  The  princi- 
pal articles  of  food  are  soup,  corned  beef  and  cabbage, 
with  a  litre  (a  pint  and  three  quarters)  of  wine  a  day. 
The  students  gazed  with  interest  at  the  number  and 
size  of  the  soup  kettles,  and  at  the  quantities  of  meat 
and  vegetables  they  contained.  They  regarded  with 
wonder  the  old,  decrepit  soldiers  who  had  followed 


268  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

the  great  French  captain  in  his  mighty  campaigns. 
They  all  wear  a  long  blue  frock  coat  and  cocked  hat,  and 
when  on  guard  around  the  building  they  carry  a  sabre. 
In  the  chapel  hundreds  of  them  were  telling  their 
beads  and  saying  their  prayers.  This  apartment,  over 
two  hundred  feet  long,  is  decorated  with  flags  taken  in 
battle.  On  Sundays  the  old  soldiers  attend  a  military 
mass  at  noon,  after  which  there  is  a  grand  parade  in 
the  square,  which  contains  a  great  number  of  captured 
cannon,  that  are  fired  on  national  occasions.  The 
main  building  is  surmounted  by  an  immense  dome, 
the  summit  of  which  is  three  hundred  and  twenty-four 
feet  high. 

The  entrance  to  the  church  of  the  Invalides,  or  St. 
Louis,  is  at  the  south  end  of  the  building.  All  the 
treasures  of  art  have  been  lavished  upon  the  interior 
construction.  The  floor  in  the  middle  of  the  church 
has  a  circular  opening,  surrounded  by  a  marble  balus- 
trade, in  the  middle  of  which,  in  the  crypt  below,  is 
the  sarcophagus  of  Napoleon  I.  Two  marble  stair- 
cases wind  down  to  the  vault,  on  each  side  of  which  are 
monuments  to  the  emperor's  faithful  friends  Duroc  and 
Bertrand.  Over  the  entrance  is  an  extract  from  Na- 
poleon's will:  "I  desire  that  my  remains  may  repose 
on  the  banks  of  the  Seine,  in  the  midst  of  the  French 
people,  whom  I  have  loved  so  much."  The  sepul- 
chral urn  of  the  emperor  is  of  polished  red  sandstone, 
in  one  block,  weighing  thirteen  tons,  and  was  brought 
from  Lake  Onega,  in  Finland.  Jerome  Bonaparte  is 
also  buried  in  this  church. 

The  boys  were  not  a  little  moved  by  the  solemn 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND    SWITZERLAND.    269 

grandeur  of  the  place,  which  seemed  to  render  real  all 
they  had  read  of  the  great  captain.  A  hasty  glance  at 
the  Archbishop's  Palace,  and  the  vast  military  school 
which  fronts  the  Champ  de  Mars,  completed  their 
observations  in  that  vicinity,  and  they  returned  to  the 
hotel,  ready  for  dinner. 


270  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER  XVL 

THE    EXCHEQUER    OF   THE    RUNAWAYS. 

AFTER  the  choice  of  officers  on  board  of  the 
Josephine,  a  consultation  was  held  to  deter- 
mine what  course  should  be  pursued.  It  was  dark 
when  the  election  was  finished,  and  the  vessel  was 
still  headed  towards  the  broad  Atlantic,  steering  west 
by  compass.  During  the  afternoon,  the  rough  shores 
of  the  Channel  Islands  had  been  seen  in  the  distance, 
and  before  the  darkness  settled  down,  the  runaways 
were  out  of  sight  of  land. 

"  Now,  fellows,  we  must  decide  what  to  do,  and 
where  to  go,"  said  Perth,  after  supper  had  been  dis- 
posed of. 

"  I  thought  it  was  decided  already  that  we  were  to 
go  up  the  Mediterranean,"  snarled  Greenway,  who 
had  been  an  aspirant  for  the  office  of  fourth  lieutenant, 
as  indeed  seven  eighths  of  those  who  now  found  them- 
selves common  seamen  had  been. 

"  That  was  the  idea  before  we  started.  But  I  am 
satisfied  that  Lowington  will  send  a  lot  of  steamers 
out  after  us,"  added  Perth,  profiting  by  the  suggestion 
of  Shuffles. 

"  They  can't  catch  us  now,"  said  Adler.  "  We 
have  been  out  twenty  hours,  with  a  fresh  breeze,  and 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     2^1 

not  many  of  those  French  steamers  make  more  knots 
an  hour  than  we  do." 

"  We  can  easily  keep  out  of  the  way  of  the 
steamers  if  we  stick  her  right  out  to  sea,"  continued 
Perth. 

"  I  don't  believe  in  that,"  protested  the  prudent 
Monroe.  "  It  will  be  nothing  but  hard  work,  and 
no  fun." 

"  That's  so,"  chimed  in  Howe,  who,  as  one  of  the 
foremost  of  the  knights,  was  bitterly  out  of  joint  be- 
cause he  had  failed  to  receive  the  suffrages  of  a  majori- 
ty of  his  companions  for  third  lieutenant.  "  We  know 
what  hard  work  is,  and  we  don't  mean  to  do  it  for  the 
fun  of  the  thing.  We  want  to  go  into  port,  and  have 
a  good  time." 

"  We  haven't  anything  on  board  to  eat  but  salt  junk 
and  hard  tack,"  interposed  Herman.  "  The  fellows 
were  to  be  away  for  three  weeks,  and  no  fresh  provis- 
ions were  taken  in." 

"  We  are  not  going  to  live  on  fo'castle  fare," 
growled  Greenway. 

"  All  this  is  very  pretty,"  replied  Perth,  disgusted 
with  the  din  of  murmurs  which  came  up  from  the 
crew,  and  even  from  the  officers.  "  If  we  go  into  a 
French  port,  I  have  no  doubt  Lowington  will  have  us 
nabbed.  That's  what's  the  matter.  He  has  tele- 
graphed before  now  to  all  the  custom-house  officers." 

"  Then  don't  go  into  a  French  port :  there  are 
enough  others,"  suggested  Howe. 

"  You  know  our  plan  was  to  put  in  at  Cherbourg 
and  Brest,  and  then  follow  the  coast  round,"  added 
Perth. 


272  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  I  move  you  we  leave  it  to  the  officers,"  said  Lamb. 
"  Let  them  decide  where  we  go." 

"  I  move  you  they  don't  take  us  out  to  sea,"  per- 
sisted Greenway.  "  I  don't  call  it  fun  to  bend  your 
back  over  that  fore-topsail  yard  in  a  gale  of  wind." 

"We  must  take  care  of  the  vessel,  even  if  we  do 
have  to  work,"  added  Wilton. 

"  It  is  easy  enough  for  you  to  talk,  Wilton.  You 
are  an  officer,  and  have  nothing  to  do  but  look  on," 
snapped  Greenway. 

"  Leave  it  to  the  officers,"  shouted  Richards,  one 
of  the  most  sensible  of  the  runaways,  who  was  satis- 
fied that  this  turbulent  crowd  could  never  settle  the 
question. 

"  Second  the  motion,"  added  Ibbotson. 

"  I'll  vote  for  it  on  condition  they  don't  take  us  to 
sea,"  said  Greenway. 

But  the  motion  was  carried  without  any  conditions, 
and  the  officers  gathered  around  the  captain  to  settle 
the  momentous  question. 

"  What  do  you  say,  Little?"  asked  Perth. 

"  I  say,  go  to  sea.  I  would  rather  be  in  cold  than 
in  hot  water,"  replied  the  little  rascal. 

"  But  we  have  no  fresh  provisions,"  suggested 
Adler. 

"  We  can  live  on  salt  junk  and  hard  tack  for  a  few 
days,  in  order  to  make  the  thing  a  success,"  said  Lit- 
tle. "  I  should  head  her  to  the  south-west  till  we  get 
into  the  latitude  of  Gibraltar,  and  then  go  east.  In 
this  manner  we  should  keep  clear  of  all  steamers,  and 
ports  where  Lowington's  agents  will  be  on  the  lookout 
for  us." 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     273 

"But  where's  the  fun  in  doing:  that?"  demanded 
Adler,  impatiently.  "  We  might  as  well  ship  before 
the  mast,  reef  topsails  in  a  gale,  and  live  on  seamen's 
grub.  We  are  not  all  fools.  While  the  rest  of  the 
fellows  are  seeing  Paris,  we  are  working  hard  on  salt 
junk  and  hard  tack.  I  tell  you  the  fellows  won't 
stand  it." 

"  What  would  you  do?  "  asked  Captain  Perth. 

"  Where  are  we  now  ?  " 

"  About  forty  miles  west  of  the  Channel  Islands, 
and  perhaps  seventy  miles  from  Eddystone  Light." 

"  What  is  the  nearest  English  port?  " 

"  We  will  go  down  and  look  at  the  chart,"  replied 
the  captain,  as  he  led  the  way  into  the  cabin. 

The  chart  and  the  sailing  directions  were  carefully 
examined  by  the  officers,  and  it  appeared  that  the 
most  available  port  was  Plymouth,  which  could  easily 
be  reached  by  daylight  the  next  morning.  Adler  and 
Phillips  were  decidedly  in  favor  of  bearing  away  for 
this  port,  while  Wilton  and  Little  thought  it  was  bet- 
ter to  go  to  sea.  Perth  was  undecided.  He  preferred 
to  avoid  the  land,  but  he  feared  that  the  crew  would 
rebel  against  hard  work,  hard  tack,  and  salt  junk. 
The  latter  consideration  proved  stronger  than  the 
former,  and  it  was  decided,  by  a  majority  of  one, 
to  go  into  Plymouth. 

"  There  is  no  officer  in  charge  of  the  deck,"  said 
the  captain,  suddenly,  when  the  fact  flashed  upon  his 
mind.     "  This  will  never  do." 

"  You  told  us  to  come  down,"  replied  Wilton,  who 
was  displeased  because  his  plan  had  been  rejected. 

"  You  and  Little  go  on  deck,  and  attend  to  your 
18 


274  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

duty,"  added  the  captain,  rather  sharply,  for  he  felt 
that  his  officers  were  not  altogether  subordinate  and 
respectful.    "  Give  out  the  course  north-west  by  west.'* 

"  North-west  by  west,"  replied  Wilton,  in  a  6urly 
tone,  as  he  went  on  deck,  followed  by  Little. 

"Every  fellow  seems  to  have  a  will  and  a  way  of 
his  own,"  said  Perth. 

"  Between  ybu  and  me,  Captain  Perth,  we  need  a 
few  broken  heads  to  put  things  to  rights,"  replied 
Phillips.  "  I'm  in  favor  of  good  discipline.  If  a 
fellow  growls  and  is  impudent,  I  go  for  giving  him 
some." 

Phillips  did  not  say  how  it  would  have  been  with 
him  if  he  had  not  been  elected  an  officer ;  but  it  was 
a  fact  that  those  who  had  been  chosen  before  him  had 
electioneered  for  him,  because  they  were  afraid  of  him, 
and  because  they  wanted  his  influence  and  his  fists  on 
their  side,  in  case  of  trouble. 

"  I  wish  the  fellows  would  stick  together  a  little 
closer.  Every  one  is  mad  if  he  can't  have  his  own 
way,"  added  Perth,  mildly,  and  perhaps  with  the  feel- 
ing that  he  had  undertaken  a  big  job. 

"  We  mustn't  stand  any  nonsense  from  any  one.  If 
the  fellows  won't  mind  and  be  respectful,  we  must  lay 
them  out." 

"  What  can  we  do  against  five  and  twenty  of  them, 
if  they  choose  to  disobey  us  ?  " 

Phillips  doubled  up  his  hard  fist,  and  indicated 
precisely  what  he  should  do  in  such  an  emergency. 
He  was  an  officer,  and  he  should  do  his  duty,  and 
make  others  do  theirs.  Shuffles,  who  sat  at  another 
table   in   the   cabin,  with   a   book  open  before  him, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    275 

listened  with  interest  to  this  conversation.  These 
dissensions  were  what  he  had  anticipated,  and  he 
hoped  the  time  would  soon  come  when  he  could  com- 
mence upon  the  mission  which  had  induced  him  to 
remain  in  the  vessel. 

"I  dread  this  going  into  port,"  continued  Perth, 
after  he  had  gazed  in  silence  at  the  chart  for  some 
time. 

"Why?"  asked  Adler. 

"  I'm  afraid  the  fellows  will  get  into  a  row.  There 
are  a  dozen  ways  in  which  we  may  make  a  slip  of  the 
whole  thing.  We  must  take  a  pilot  to  go  into  Plym- 
outh. Suppose  Shuttles,  or  one  of  the  waiters,  should 
tell  him  just  what  we  are  up  to,  and  the  vessel  should 
be  seized  by  the  officers  of  the  port?  "  said  the  anxious 
captain,  in  a  whisper. 

"  The  pilot  must  not  see  any  of  them.  We  can 
easily  manage  that." 

"  Perhaps  we  can,"  added  Perth,  dubiously  ;  and  he 
seemed  to  be  already  realizing  the  prophetic  words 
which  Shuffles  had  read  to  him  from  his  Bible,  that 
the  way  of  the  transgressor  is  hard.  "  All  the  fellows 
will  want  to  go  on  shore.  They  are  reckless,  and 
may  drink,  or  get  into  a  row." 

u  Don't  let  them  go  on  shore,"  suggested  Phillips. 

"  We  can't  help  it." 

"  I'll  bet  we  can,"  added  the  bully,  emphatically. 
"  A  single  officer  and  four  seamen  shall  go  on  shore 
and  bring  off  a  supply  of  provisions  in  one  of  the  four- 
oar  boats.     Not  another  fellow  shall  leave  the  vessel." 

Perth  approved  of  this  plan  if  it  could  be  carried 
out ;  but  he  dreaded  the  insubordination  of  his  reckless 


2j6  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

crew.  The  watch  was  changed,  and  Wilton  and 
Little  came  below  to  hear  what  further  arrangements 
had  been  made.  Both  of  them  approved  the  plan  of 
permitting  no  one  but  an  officer  and  a  boat's  crew  to 
go  on  shore  in  Plymouth  ;  and  the  cabin,  for  once,  was 
a  unit  in  opinion. 

"  Now,  where's  the  money  to  come  from  ? "  asked 
the  captain.  "  I  have  overhauled  the  iron  box  in 
Captain  Kendall's  state-room,  but  I  can't  find  the  key, 
and  I  should  as  soon  think  of  breaking  open  the  vaults 
of  the  Bank  of  England  as  that  safe." 

"  We  will  open  it  by  and  by,"  added  Little,  con- 
fident^.    "  But  I  have  plenty  of  rocks  without  that." 

Shuffles  opened  his  eyes  and  his  ears.  Little  went 
to  one  of  the  pantries,  between  the  cabin  and  the 
steerage,  and  pulling  out  a  drawer,  took  from  under  it 
the  bag  of  gold,  which  had  excited  so  much  interest 
on  board  of  the  ship.  Returning  to  the  cabin,  he 
dropped  it  heavily  upon  the  table  at  which  Wilton  and 
the  captain  were  seated. 

M  There's  the  spondoolicks ! "  exclaimed  he,  tri- 
umphantly. 

"  Where  did  that  come  from  ?  "  asked  Perth,  amazed 
4t  the  sight,  for  he  had  not  heard  its  history. 

"I'll  tell  you  where  it  came  from,"  replied  Little; 
**  and  I  suppose  my  friend  Shuffles  would  like  to 
know  about  it.  When  I  was  pitched  into  the  water 
with  that  Dutchman  on  the  spar,  he  gave  me  this  bag, 
for  he  was  too  much  used  up  to  hold  on  to  it  any 
longer.  I  dropped  it  into  the  boat.  The  man  was 
lost  —  it  wasn't  any  body's  fault  but  his  own,  for  if  he 
had  dropped  his  gold,  he  would  have  been  hauled  into 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    277 

the  barge  the  first  time  we  tried  to  save  him.  I  took 
it  on  board  the  ship,  and  hid  it  under  Shuffles's  berth, 
for  that  was  the  best  place  I  could  find." 

"  And  then  you  told  Ellis  that  I  had  it !  "  exclaimed 
Shuffles,  rising  indignantly,  and  approaching  the  table 
where  the  party  were  seated. 

"  Keep  cool,  friend  Shuffles,"  added  the  little  rascal, 
quietly.  "  It  was  not  prudent  for  me  to  say  that  I  had 
it  myself.  Before  the  search  was  made,  I  popped  it 
into  the  fire  engine,  and  that  night  stowed  it  away 
under  the  top-gallant  forecastle." 

"  Why  did  you  say  I  had  it?"  demanded  Shuffles, 
who  could  not  yet  fathom  the  iniquity  of  Little. 

"Never  mind  that,  my  dear  fellow;  what's  the  use 
of  bothering  your  head  about  it  now?  I  intended  you 
should  come  with  us  on  this  cruise,  and  here  you  are," 
laughed  the  villain. 

Little  was  not  disposed  to  be  very  definite  in  his 
explanations  ;  but  at  last  the  truth  dawned  upon  Shuf- 
fles that  the  charge  made  against  him  was  part  of  the 
plot  to  drag  him  into  the  conspiracy.  More  than  ever 
he  regretted  that  he  had  attempted  to  "  fight  the  devil 
with  his  own  weapons."  Simple  truth  alone  is  the  best 
sword  to  overcome  the  powers  of  evil.  If  he  had 
avoided  the  counsels  of  the  wretch  before  him  al- 
together, the  rebels  would  have  been  defeated,  and 
their  plan  would  have  failed  :  nothing  was  plainer  ;  but 
it  was  too  late  to  retrace  his  steps. 

"  How  much  is  there?"  asked  Perth,  who  was  not 
interested  in  Shuffles's  affair. 

"Four  hundred  pounds,"  replied  Little. 

"  Whew  !  "  exclaimed  Wilton.     "We  are  in  luck." 


Z'jS  PALACE   AND   COTTAGE,   OR 

"  I  hand  it  over  to  you,  Captain  Perth,"  added  Little. 
u  It  is  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  crowd." 

The  captain  took  the  bag,  and  carried  it  into  his 
state-room. 

"  I  am  afraid  the  cook  and  the  two  waiters  will 
give  us  some  trouble,"  said  Wilton,  when  the  captain 
returned. 

"  Never  mind  them,"  added  Little.  "  We  must  buy 
them  up.  I  go  for  giving  them  five  sovereigns  apiece, 
to  keep  them  quiet." 

"  Will  that  keep  them  still?"  asked  Perth. 

"  I  will  talk  with  them,  and  I  think  we  can  make 
it  all  right,"  continued  Little,  as  he  rose,  and  went 
forward  to  find  the  men. 

Wilton  and  the  captain  left  the  cabin  soon  after,  and 
Shuffles  was  alone.  He  was  still  thinking  of  the  con- 
spiracy. Pie  feared  that  Little  would  be  able  to  buy 
up  the  cook  and  stewards,  and  thus  defeat  his  purpose 
to  recapture  the  Josephine  at  the  right  time.  He  rose 
from  the  table,  and  looked  into  the  captain's  state- 
room. The  stewards  had  done  their  duty  precisely  as 
though  the  vessel  were  still  in  the  hands  of  her  lawful 
owners,  and  the  cabin  and  the  rooms  were  all  lighted. 
The  bag  of  gold  lay  behind  the  safe,  under  the  berth. 
No  special  pains  had  been  taken  to  conceal  it,  Perth 
perhaps  thinking  that,  as  the  runaways  were  equal 
owners  of  the  gold,  they  would  not  attempt  to  steal  it. 

Shuffles  had  come  on  board  after  this  treasure,  and 
was  anxious  not  only  to  secure  it  now,  but  to  prevent 
the  little  villain  from  bribing  the  three  men  on  board. 
He  dropped  it  into  the  pocket  of  his  pea-jacket,  and 
returned  to  the  cabin.     But  the  bag  was  an  elephant, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    279 

in  its  way,  under  the  circumstances,  which  could  not 
easily  be  disposed  of;  for  when  the  captain  missed  it, 
Shuffles  would  at  once  be  charged  with  appropriating 
it.  The  success  of  the  runaway  cruise  seemed  to  de- 
pend upon  this  gold  ;  for  supplies  must  be  purchased, 
and  no  other  money  was  available.  By  placing  this 
treasure  out  of  the  reach  of  the  conspirators,  he  might 
break  up  the  trip,  and  compel  them  to  return.  If 
this  consideration  were  not  strong  enough,  he  had  the 
additional  one  that  the  gold  rightfully  belonged  to  the 
heirs  of  the  German  who  had  perished  in  the  waves 
near  the  burning  steamer. 

His  strongest  motive  was  to  defeat  the  plan  of  the 
runaways.  There  seemed  to  be  no  secure  hiding- 
place  in  the  cabin  for  the  bag,  and  he  was  tempted 
to  throw  it  overboard,  so  that  by  no  possibility  could 
his  reckless  companions  find  it;  but  this  would  be 
wronging  the  heirs  of  the  deceased  owner.  It  was 
folly  to  hide  it  in  the  cabin,  and  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  the  hold.  He  was  not  familiar  with  the  inte- 
rior of  the  Josephine,  but  he  soon  found  a  trap-door 
in  the  cabin  floor,  which  opened  into  the  run.  He 
raised  the  door,  and  jumped  down  ;  but  it  was  so 
dark  he  could  not  see  anything,  and  he  returned  to  the 
cabin  for  a  lantern,  which  was  kept  there  for  the  use 
of  the  officers.  Lighting  it,  he  went  into  the  hold 
again,  closing  the  trap  after  him. 

The  hold  seemed  to  be  as  deficient  in  hiding-places 
for  the  treasure  as  the  cabin.  There  were  ballast, 
water-casks,  beef-barrels,  and  boxes  of  ship  stores, 
but  none  of  them  seemed  to  be  proof  against  the  keen 
scrutiny  of  the  conspirators,    After  much  careful  eon* 


28o  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

sideration,  he  decided  to  pour  the  contents  of  the  bag 
into  one  of  the  water-casks,  choosing  a  full  rather  than 
an  empty  one,  because  if  it  was  moved  the  coins 
would  not  rattle,  and  thus  reveal  their  presence.  With 
a  stone  frogi  the  ballast  he  removed  the  bung,  by 
pounding  on  each  side  of  it.  Untying  the  bag-string, 
he  poured  the  gold  into  the  water.  Driving  in  the 
bung,  he  returned  to  the  cabin,  which  was  fortunately 
still  empty.  He  was  pretty  strongly  assured  that  no 
one  would  find  the  money  where  he  had  deposited  it, 
for  the  contents  of  the  water-cask  might  even  be  drawn 
off  without  revealing  the  secret.  He  put  the  bag  into 
the  stove,  where  it  was  soon  consumed. 

Having  accomplished  his  purpose,  Shuffles  turned 
in,  not  to  sleep,  but  to  consider  still  further  how  he 
might  redeem  the  Josephine  from  the  hands  of  Hie 
conspirators.  In  his  wayward  days  he  had  been  skil- 
ful enough  in  plotting  against  lawful  authority,  and  he 
was  now  ready,  in  the  interests  of  order  and  discipline, 
to  put  forth  all  his  abilities.  But  it  was'  hardly  time 
to  operate  yet,  for  the  runaways  were  still  confident 
of  a  good  time,  and  loyal,  in  their  way,  to  their  lead- 
ers and  the  enterprise. 

Little  found  the  cook  and  the  stewards  in  the  galley. 
They  had  no  objection  to  receiving  a  present  of  five 
pounds  apiece,  but  they  were  not  forward  to  commit 
themselves  to  their  new  masters.  Evidently  they  had 
discussed  the  subject  among  themselves ;  and  while 
they  were  not  disposed  to  quarrel  with  the  runaway 
students,  they  did  not  mean  to  compromise  themselves 
with  the  principal. 

The  wind  was  lighter  during  the  night,  but  at  day- 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    28 1 

light  the  vessel  was  off  Plymouth  Sound,  with  Eddy- 
stone  Lighthouse  on  the  weather-beam.  A  pilot  boat 
was  seen  in  the  distance,  and  the  fact  was  announced 
to  Perth,  who  immediately  turned  out.  He  had  not 
yet  discovered  the  loss  of  the  gold  ;  but  as  he  would 
have  to  pay  the  pilot,  and  purchase  the  provisions,  hia 
attention  was  directed  to  it' as  soon  as  he  left  his  berth. 
He  put  his  hand  behind  the  safe.  He  felt  a  cold  chill 
when  he  discovered  that  the  treasure  was  not  there. 
He  searched  carefully  in  the  vicinity  of  the  safe,  and 
then  overhauled  everything  in  the  room.  Of  cours ■'* 
he  did  not  find  it,  and  he  was  both  alarmed  and  vexed  4 
Little's  story  had  been  told  through  both  watches  dur*- 
ing  the  night,  and  every  soul  on  board  knew  that  funds, 
were  abundant  in  the  cabin.  He  called  Little,  and 
stated  the  case  to  him. 

"  It's  gone ;  that's  all  I  know  about  it,"  said  he, 
winding  up  his  explanation. 

"  That  isn't  all  Shuffles  knows  about  it,"  suggested 
Little.     "  Where  did  you  put  the  bag?  " 

"  Behind  the  safe." 

M  Why  didn't  you  leave  it  on  the  table  in  the  cabin?  M 
sneered  Little. 

"  I  had  no  better  place  to  put  it,"  pleaded  the 
discomfited  captain.  "  Do  you  think  Shuffles  has 
taken  it?" 

"  Of  course  he  has :  he  would  have  been  a  fool  if 
he  hadn't,"  answered  Little,  candidly,  judging  his  vic- 
tim by  himself. 

"  Call  him.  If  he  has,  he  shall  give  it  up,  or  we 
will  throw  him  overboard,"  added  Perth,  angrily. 

"  Hallo,  Shuffles  !  Plymouth,  ahoy  !  "  shouted  Lit- 
tle, going  to  the  sleeper's  berth. 


282  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  As  I  have  nothing  to  do  with  the  vessel,  it  does 
not  make  much  difference  to  me,"  replied  Shuffles, 
who  had  heard  part  of  the  conversation  between  Little 
and  the  captain. 

"  Turn  out  —  will  you?     We  want  to  see  you." 

Shuffles  was  willing,  since  if  there  was  to  be  a  row, 
he  preferred  to  be  on  his  feet. 

"  Have  you  seen  that  bag  of  gold  ?  "  asked  Little, 
as  Shuffles  was  putting  on  his  coat. 

"  I  have." 

"Where  is  it?" 

"  That  you  may  not  know,"  answered  Shuffles, 
calmly,  but  decidedly. 

"  O,  come  !  don't  be  waspish  !  " 

"  You  brought  me  on  board  of  the  Josephine  after 
that  bag  of  gold.     I  have  it  now,  and  am  satisfied." 

"  Do  you  mean  to  say  you  intend  to  keep  it?" 

"  I  haven't  it  about  me,  but  I  think  it  is  where  you 
will  not  get  hold  of  it." 

"  Tell  us  where  it  is  —  won't  you,  Shuffles?  That's 
a  good  fellow  1  " 

"  I  shall  not  tell  you." 

"  Do  you  mean  to  keep  it?"  demanded  Perth,  sav- 
agely. 

"  I  have  nothing  more  to  say." 

"  We  will  make  you  say  something,"  threatened 
Perth. 

"lam  prepared  to  defend  myself,"  answered  Shuf- 
fles, who,  feeling  that  in  this  instance  he  was  to  fight 
in  a  good  cause,  if  at  all,  was  firm  and  decided,  but 
without  bluster  or  bullying. 

Perth   looked   at  him,   and  evidently  did  not  like 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    283 

the  firm  but  quiet  expression  of  his  face.  He  went 
on  deck,  and  ordered  the  vessel  to  come  about,  and 
stand  close-hauled  to  the  southward. 

"  What's  that  for?  "  demanded  Wilton. 

"  It's  no  use  to  go  into  Plymouth  without  money," 
replied  Perth,  as  he  proceeded  to  detail  the  events 
which  had  just  occurred  in  the  cabin. 

The  situation  was  deemed  sufficiently  grave  to  jus- 
tify the  calling  of  all  hands  for  counsel,  if  not  for 
fight.  Shuffles  was  the  marplot  of  the  enterprise, 
and  deep  and  savage  was  the  indignation  the  con- 
spirators expressed.  Some  of  them  were  in  favor 
of  throwing  him  overboard,  if  he  did  not  give  up  the 
money ;  others  insisted  that  he  should  be  turned  adrift 
in  one  of  the  boats. 

"All  this  is  very  fine,  but  where  is  the  money?" 
added  Perth. 

"  It  is  somewhere  on  board,"  replied  Wilton. 
"  Shuffles  had  not  been  on  deck  since  dark  last 
night,  and  he  could  not  have  thrown  it  overboard." 

"  Of  course  he  wouldn't  throw  it  overboard," 
added  Little.  "  If  it  is  in  the  vessel,  I  know  I  can 
find  it.  But  if  we  can't,  there  is  plenty  of  money  in 
the  safe,  in  the  captain's  state-room." 

"We'll  put  Shuffles  on  the  rack,"  said  Phillips, 
shaking  his  head  as  an  indication  of  the  big  things 
he  intended  to  do.  M  I'll  make  him  tell  what  he  has 
done  with  the  money." 

"  Don't  say  a  word  to  him  yet,"  interposed  Perth. 
"  He  will  be  an  ugly  customer." 

"  I  guess  not,"  replied  Phillips.  "  I  can  handle  him 
alone.     If  I  can't,  I'll  eat  him." 


2S4         PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  Shuffles  isn't  a  baby,  I  can  tell  you,"  said  Little. 
"  I  move  you  we  search  for  the  money.  If  we  don't 
find  it,  there  will  be  time  enough  to  have  a  row." 

By  this  time  it  was  sunrise.  Probably  those  on 
board  of  the  pilot  boat,  which  was  headed  for  the 
Josephine,  were  mystified  by  their  singular  movement 
in  coming  about  so  suddenly ;  but,  as  Perth  declared, 
it  was  useless  to  go  into  Plymouth  without  the  funds 
to  purchase  fresh  provisions,  and  it  was  better  to  have 
the  anticipated  row  at  sea  than  in  an  English  port. 
All  hands,  except  those  required  on  deck,  immediately 
commenced  a  vigorous  search  for  the  missing  treas- 
ure, upon  which  the  runaways  depended  for  the 
"  good  time  coming."  Every  berth  and  locker  was 
examined,  and  even  the  most  impossible  hiding-places 
were  overhauled.  The  hold  was  not  neglected,  and 
every  article  there  was  turned  over.  The  water-casks 
were  rolled  forward  and  back,  the  empty  ones 
shaken,  and  the  ballast  dug  up  in  every  foot  of  its 
surface.  They  did  not  find  the  bag,  and  their  wrath 
rose  to  fever  heat  under  the  disappointment.  The 
search  was  abandoned,  and  the  iron  safe  in  the  cap- 
tain's state-room  was  rolled  out  into  the  cabin.  Ham- 
mers, chisels,  and  bars  were  vainly  applied  to  the  lid. 
It  could  not  be  opened  ;  not  a  shilling  could  be  raised. 

As  soon  as  the  runaways  had  finished  the  search  in 
the  hold,  Shuffles  was  relieved  of  all  anxiety.  The 
water-cask  which  contained  the  gold  had  not  yielded 
up  its  secret.  While  the  excited  conspirators  were 
trying  their  skill  upon  the  safe,  Shuffles  went  forward 
to  the  galley,  where  the  cook  and  the  two  waiters 
had  assembled  to  discuss  the  strange  movements  of 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     285 

their  new  masters.  He  sat  down  by  the  side  of  the 
cook  before  the  stove,  on  which  the  coppers,  filled 
with  corned  beef,  —  the  only  provision,  except  ship- 
bread,  on  board,  —  were  boiling. 

"What  is  to  be  the  end  of  this  thing?"  asked  the 
cook.  "  The  young  villains  are  trying  to  break  open 
the  safe,  the  stewards  tell  me." 

"  It  is  about  time  to  put  a  stop  to  it,"  replied  Shuf- 
fles. "  They  have  no  money  to  buy  anything  to  eat, 
or  even  to  pay  for  a  pilot  into  port.  That's  the  reason 
they  came  about." 

"  But  I'm  not  willing  to  risk  my  neck  much  longer 
in  the  hands  of  such  fellows,"  continued  the  cook. 

"  Will  you  stand  by  me,  if  I  attempt  to  take  the 
vessel  back  to  Havre?"  asked  Shuffles,  earnestly. 

"What  do  you  mean  by  standing  by  you?"  inquired 
the  cook. 

"  Will  you  obey  my  orders,  instead  of  Perth's  ?  " 

"  I  will,"  replied  the  man,  inspired  with  confidence 
by  the  manly  and  earnest  demeanor  of  Shuffles. 

"Will  you?"  he  continued,  appealing  to  the  two 
stewards. 

They  followed  the  lead  of  the  cook,  who  was  their 
oracle  in  all  matters  of  doubt,  and  promptly  consented 
to  do  as  he  did.  They  were  disgusted  with  the  dis- 
order and  confusion  which  prevailed  on  board.  The 
season  of  heavy  gales  Was  approaching,  and  they  were 
fearful  that  the  vessel  would  be  lost  in  the  hands  of 
her  reckless  crew.  Though  Shuffles  had  never  served 
in  the  Josephine,  they  knew  him  as  one  of  the  most 
energetic  and  decided  of  the  crew  of  the  ship  ;  and 
his  gallant  behavior  in  rescuing  the  sufferers  from  the 
burning  steamer  won  their  respect  and  regard. 


286  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"Where's  Shuffles?"  shouted  some  one  in  the 
waist,  while  he  was  still  engaged  in  explaining  his 
purpose. 

"  Here  I  am,"  replied  he,  stepping  from  the  gal- 
ley, as  the  crew,  led  on  by  Phillips,  rushed  out  of  the 
cabin,  and  moved  forward. 

Planting  himself  against  the  rail,  with  the  three 
men  near  him,  Shuffles  waited  the  issue. 

"  Did  you  take  that  bag  of  money  ?  "  demanded  the 
bully  of  the  runaways,  who  had  worked  himself  up  to 
the  highest  pitch  of  excitement. 

"  I  did,"  replied  Shuffles,  quietly. 

"What  have  you  done  with  it?"  roared  Phillips, 
savagely. 

"  I  shall  not  tell  you." 

"  Yts,  you  will." 

"  No,  I  will  not." 

u  If  you  don't,  I'll  maul  you  within  an  inch  of  your 
life,"  roared  the  bully. 

"  I  am  prepared  to  defend  myself." 

u  Then  do  so  !  "  cried  Phillips,  as  he  rushed  furi* 
ously  upon  Shuffles. 

The  latter  had  not  forgotten  how  to  use  his  fists, 
and  now,  in  a  good  cause,  he  handled  them  even 
more  skilfully  than  ever  he  had  in  a  bad  one.  It  was 
a  sharp  battle,  and  in  a  moment  the  faces  of  both  the 
combatants  were  covered  with  blood.  In  another 
moment  Phillips  was  down,  and  Perth,  supported  by 
Wilton  and  a  few  others,  sprang  forward  to  assist 
their  fallen  champion.  But  the  cook  and  the  two 
stewards  leaped  into  the  breach,  and,  regardless  of 
the  fact  that  the  assailants   were  mere  boys,   struck 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     2S7 

such  heavy  blows  that  half  a  dozen  of  the  conspirators, 
including  Perth  and  Wilton,  soon  lay  stunned  upon 
the  deck.     It  was  rough  usage,  but  it  was  successful. 

"  Bring  me  a  lanyard,"  said  Shuffles,  panting  with 
his  exertions,  as  he  held  the  struggling  bully  beneath 
him. 

One  of  the  stewards  gave  him  a  rope,  and  assisted 
him  to  bind  his  fallen  foe,  who  was  then  cast  into  the 
brig,  the  door  locked,  and  the  key  put  in  Shuffles's 
pocket. 

"  Cook,  take  the  helm,"  shouted  Shuffles.  "  Keep 
her  east ;  if  any  one  disturbs  you,  knock  him  down  !  " 

"  Ay,  ay !  "  replied  the  cook.  "It  won't  be  safe 
for  any  of  the  young  rascals  to  meddle  with  me." 

The  runaways  were  completely  overpowered  and 
cowed  down  by  the  sudden  onslaught  of  the  men,  and 
most  of  them  had  retreated  to  the  steerage  to  avoid  the 
belaying-pins  with  which  the  stewards  had  armed 
themselves.  Shuffles  wiped  the  blood  from  his  face. 
He  had  fought  the  battle,  and  decided  the  fate  of  the 
Josephine. 


$88         PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER   XVII. 

THE    PRESENTATION   AT    COURT. 

WHEN  the  students  returned  to  the  Hotel  du 
Louvre,  a  great  square  envelope  was  delivered 
to  Captain  Haven.  It  was  nearly  six  inches  square, 
and  its  size  seemed  to  indicate  its  importance.  It 
was  from  the  American  minister,  presenting  his  com- 
pliments to  the  commander  of  the  Young  America, 
and  expressing  his  pleasure  that  he  should  be  able,  on 
the  following  Wednesday  evening,  to  present  six  of 
the  officers  of  the  Academy  squadron  to  the  emperor 
and  empress.  Cards  for  the  court  ball  were  enclosed 
in  the  same  envelope. 

The  captain  showed  the  note  to  Ben  Duncan,  who 
had  been  forward  in  obtaining  the  invitation,  and  both 
were  as  much  astonished  as  delighted  at  their  success. 
The  matter  was  submitted  to  Mr.  Lowington,  who 
promptly  consented  that  the  boys  should  accept  the 
invitation. 

"  The  note  says  officers,  but  I  am  not  an  officer," 
said  Ben. 

"  You  are  a  petty  officer,  and  that  will  answer  just 
as  well,"  laughed  Mr.  Lowington.  "  Captain  Ken- 
dall has  applied  to  me  for  permission  to  loan  you  his 
uniform,  and  you   may  go  as  his  representative,  since 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    289 

he  does  not  desire  to  go  himself.  Who  else  are  to 
go?" 

"  The  invitation  is  extended  to  six  of  us,"  replied 
the  captain. 

"  Since  you  have  managed  the  affair  yourself,  Cap- 
tain Haven,  you  shall  select  your  own  companions." 

Commodore  Gordon,  Lieutenants  Goodwin,  Ter- 
rill,  and  Ellis,  the  highest  in  rank,  were  chosen,  so 
as  to  avoid  anything  like  favoritism. 

The  next  morning,  the  party  resumed  the  business 
of  sight-seeing,  commencing  with  a  visit  to  St.  Ger- 
main rAuxerrois,  an  ancient  church  opposite  the  east 
end  of  the  Louvre,  where  the  members  of  the  royal 
family  were  formerly  baptized.  The  bell  of  this 
church,^  partly  built  before  the  twelfth  century,  gave 
the  signal  for  the  horrible  massacre  of  St.  Bartholo- 
mew, and  within  it  Admiral  Coligny  was  shot. 
Crossing  the  Pont  Neuf,  which  is  the  longest  bridge 
in  Paris,  the  excursionists  reached  the  He  de  la  Cite, 
and  proceeded  to  the  Palais  du  Justice.  They  passed 
through  its  gloomy  halls,  and  were  more  interested  in 
the  lawyers  wearing  silk  gowns,  bands,  wigs,  and 
caps  than  in  the  building  itself.  They  paused  a 
moment  in  one  of  the  court-rooms,  without  seeing 
anything  very  different  from  similar  places  at  home. 

Adjoining  it  is  the  Concergerie,  an  ancient  prison, 
in  which  Marie  Antoinette  was  confined  in  a  low  and 
damp  dungeon,  and  from  which  Danton,  Robespierre, 
Madame  Roland,  and  other  victims  were  taken  to  the 
guillotine-  Louis  Napoleon  was  also  imprisoned 
within  its  walls  for  a  short  time,  after  the  failure  of 
the  rebellion  at  Boulogne.     In  the  room  now  used  as 

19 


29O  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

a  chapel  the  Girondists  held  the  famous  banquet  on 
the  night  before  their  execution.  On  the  side  of  the 
Palais  du  Justice  is  Sainte  Chapelle,  said  to  be  the 
most  beautiful  specimen  of  Gothic  architecture,  on  a 
small  scale,  in  France.  The  interior  is  magnificent  in 
all  its  parts,  proportions,  and  ornamentation.  It  was 
erected  in  the  thirteenth  century  to  receive  "  the 
thorns  of  our  Lord's  crown,  and  the  wood  of  the 
true  cross,"  which  the  king,  St.  Louis,  purchased  of 
Baldwin,  Emperor  of  Constantinople,  at  a  cost  of  two 
million  francs.  In  the  time  of  the  revolution,  it  was 
used  as  a  club-house,  then  as  a  store,  and  finally  as  a 
depository  for  Jaw  records.  Louis  Philippe  restored 
it.  On  each  side  of  the  nave  are  recesses  for  the 
king  and  queen.  On  the  south  side  is  a  square  hole 
extending  diagonally  through  the  wall  to#a  chamber 
within.,  where  Louis  XI.  used  to  hear  the  mass  with- 
out the  peril  of  being  assassinated. 

Opposite  the  chapel  is  an  immense  caserne,  or  bar- 
racks for  soldiers,  of  which  there  are  forty  in  Paris. 
Following  the  Quai  by  the  side  of  this  building,  the 
party  came  to  the  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame,  the 
grandest  church  in  Paris.  It  was  begun  in  the  twelfth 
century,  and  about  three  hundred  years  were  employed 
in  its  erection.  It  is  nearly  four  hundred  feet  long, 
and  the  interior,  from  the  floor  to  the  crown  of  the 
arching,  is  one  hundred  and  four  feet  high.  It  is  of 
Gothic  architecture,  highly  ornamented  outside,  the 
finest  effect  of  which  is  seen  at  the  rear  of  the  struc- 
ture. In  one  of  the  towers  is  the  Bourdon  bell,  weigh- 
ing sixteen  tons.  In  1793  the  church  was  transformed 
into  the  "Temple   of  Reason"  by  the  impious  mob 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     29I 

ists,  and  in  it  was  celebrated  the  Feast  of  the  Goddess, 
who,  on  this  occasion,  was  personated  by  Madame 
Momoro,  and  who,  seated  on  the  high  altar,  returned 
the  devotion  of  her  adorers  with  a  kiss !  The  high 
altar,  dedicated  to  the  Savior,  occupies  the  centre  of 
the  interior ;  behind  it  is  that  of  the  Virgin  ;  while 
around  three  sides  of  the  building  are  nearly  thirty 
chapels,  each  in  a  lofty  arch,  and  each  having  its  own 
altar,  and  dedicated  to  its  own  saint.  As  the  students 
walked  around  the  space,  they  saw  a  baptism  in  one, 
and  a  marriage  in  another,  of  these  chapels.  Most  of 
those  who  enter  the  church  dip  their  finger  in  the 
font  of  holy  water,  or  moisten  it  from  an  implement 
held  by  an  attendant,  and  cross  themselves  as  they 
face  the  high  altar.  It  is  contrary  to  custom,  and 
deemed  an*offence,  for  a  lady  and  gentleman  to  walk 
arm  in  arm  in  a  church  in  Catholic  countries. 

Leaving  the  edifice  by  the  front  door,  the  tourists 
walked  around  to  the  rear,  to  observe  the  architecture, 
and  see  the  dragons'  heads  on  the  side.  On  the  Qiiai 
Napoleon,  a  small  building  was  pointed  out  to  them 
as  the  Morgue.  They  were  warned  that  the  specta- 
cle within  would  be  disagreeable  and  loathsome,  but 
with  boy-like  curiosity  they  crowded  into  it.  The 
Morgue  is  a  house  where  the  dead  bodies  of  those 
taken  from  the  river,  or  other  places,  are  exposed  to 
the  public  gaze  in  order  to  be  recognized  by  friends. 
The  interior  of  the  edifice  is  divided  into  two  nearly 
equal  portions  by  a  glass  partition,  behind  which  the 
corpses  are  exhibited.  They  are  placed  on  black 
marble  slabs,  somewhat  inclined  towards  the  spec- 
tator,  with   no  covering  but  a  piece  of  leather  over 


292  PALACE   AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

the  loins.  Upon  them  trickle  streams  of  cold  water, 
to  delay  the  process  of  decomposition.  Near  them,  on 
the  walls,  are  hung  the  clothing  in  which  they  were 
found,  to  assist  in  the  recognition.  When  the  students 
entered,  the  bodies  of  three  men  were  lying  on  the 
slabs,  two  of  them  much  discolored,  and  in  such  a 
condition  that  their  nearest  friends  could  hardly  have 
identified  them.  The  sight  was  repulsive  and  sicken- 
ing, and  they  retreated  as  hastily  as  they  had  entered 
the  charnel-house.  Nearly  three  hundred  corpses  are 
thus  exposed  every  year,  of  which  one  sixth  are 
women,  and  about  the  same  proportion  of  new-born 
children. 

Crossing  a  bridge,  the  party  visited  the  Hotel  de 
Ville,  which  is  the  official  residence  of  the  Prefect  of 
the  Seine,  the  chief  magistrate  of  the  city.  It  is  a 
magnificent  structure,  and  cost  three  millions  of  dol- 
lars. It  is  a  palace,  and  several  of  the  kings  and 
other  noted  persons  were  married  within  its  walls, 
among  them  Louis  Napoleon  and  the  empress.  It 
contains  vast  state  apartments,  ball  and  banquet  halls, 
as  well  as  business  rooms,  wherein  over  four  hundred 
clerks  are  employed. 

In  Paris  there  are  sixteen  hospitals,  with  more  than 
seven  thousand  beds,  and  eleven  establishments  for 
the  support  of  aged,  infirm,  and  insane  people.  One 
of  the  largest  and  most  ancient  of  these  is  the  Hotel 
Dieu,  said  to  have  been  founded  in  the  time  of 
Clovis. 

On  the  following  day  the  tourists  went  out  to  Ver- 
sailles. On  the  walk  to  the  railroad  station,  they  met 
a  funeral,  conducted  on  a  grand  scale,  with  mourning 


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coaches.  The  business  of  the  undertakers  in  Paris  is 
a  monopoly  in  the  hands  of  a  company  styled  the 
Administration  des  Pomfies  Furiebres.  The  charges, 
which  are  regulated  by  the  city  government,  vary  from 
four  dollars  up  to  fifteen  hundred.  About  two  thirds 
of  the  funerals  are  without  charge  to  the  friends,  who 
have  not  the  means  to  bury  their  dead,  and  the  com- 
pany receives  about  one  dollar  from  the  city  for  the 
service.  It  employs  nearly  six  hundred  persons,  two 
hundred  carriages  and  hearses,  and  keeps  on  hand 
six  thousand  coffins.  Its  annual  receipts  are  four  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars. 

The  omnibuses  and  carriages  are  also  owned  by 
companies,  and  some  of  the  regulations  for  each  might 
be  advantageously  adopted  in  the  cities  of  the  United 
States.  Omnibuses  take  no  more  passengers  than  can 
be  seated.  A  person  wishing  to  ride  in  one  of  these 
carriages  may  go  to  the  station,  and  receive  a  number, 
which  entitles  him  to  a.  seat  in  the  order  of  his 
coming.  The  fare  is  usually  six  sous  inside,  and 
three  outside.  Checks  are  issued  without  extra  charge 
to  those  who  pay  full  fare,  which  entitle  them  to  a 
ride  in  any  of  the  cross  lines. 

The  ride  to  Versailles  was  through  a  beautiful  coun- 
try abounding  in  palaces  and  cottages.  The  chateau 
of  Meudon,  the  summer  residence  of  Prince  Napoleon, 
was  pointed  out  to  them.  The  town  of  Versailles  is 
seven  miles  from  Paris,  and  its  only  attraction  is  the 
magnificent  palace,  so  stupendous  in  its  magnitude,  scy 
luxurious  and  splendid  in  its  stately  apartments,  its 
wilderness  of  fountains,  its  extensive  gardens,  as  to 
exceed  in  grandeur  any  ideal  which  a  republican  from 


294  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

the  New  World  can  form  of  regal  glories.  A  volume 
would  not  suffice  to  describe  it,  for,  besides  being  a 
royal  residence,  it  is  a  palace  of  art,  and  there  seems 
to  be  no  end  to  the  galleries  of  pictures  and  sculpture, 
and  of  state  halls,  filled  with  the  trappings  of  royalty. 

The  Palace  of  Versailles  was  erected  by  Louis  XIV., 
though  his  immediate  predecessor  had  built  a  hunting- 
seat  upon  the  spot.  The  land  for  sixty  miles  around 
was  purchased  in  order  to  afford  plenty  of  space  for 
the  improvements,  and  the  face  of  the  country  was 
entirely  changed  by  levelling  hills,  filling  up  valleys, 
and  the  digging  out  of  immense  artificial  ponds,  which 
were  supplied  with  water  brought  from  a  great  dis- 
tance. Over  two  hundred  millions  of  dollars  were 
spent  upon  its  construction.  Louis  XV.  enlarged  it 
by  the  addition  of  a  theatre  and  another  wing.  Stand- 
ing in  the  Com*  d'Honneur,  the  continuous  piles  of 
buildings  look  more  like  a  city  than  a  single  palace. 
Louis  XVI.  and  Marie  Antoinette  occupied  it  until 
compelled  by  the  Parisians  to  remove  to  Paris,  and 
it  has  not  been  used  as  a  residence  since,  though 
Queen  Victoria  was  entertained  there  in  1855.  Louis 
Philippe  spent  nearly  five  millions  of  dollars  upon  it, 
and  it  now  contains  four  thousand  paintings  and  one 
thousand  pieces  of  sculpture. 

The  students  first  visited  the  stables  where  the 
state  carriages  are  kept.  They  look  like  the  golden 
vehicles  of  the  fairy  tales,  for  they  seem  to  be  literally 
of  gold.  The  carriage  used  by  Napoleon  as  first 
consul  is  a  gaudy  affair ;  ^hat  in  which  Charles  X. 
rode  to  his  coronation  has  been  repaired  and  newly 
decorated  for  the  present  sovereign.     The  party  then 


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walked  to  the  Grand  Trianon,  and  the  Petit  Trianon, 
the  former  built  by  Louis  XIV.  for  Madame  de  Main- 
tenon,  and  the  latter  by  Louis  XV.  for  Madame  du 
Barri.  The  Little  Trianon  was  presented  to  Marie 
Antoinette  by  her  husband,  who  had  the  gardens  laid 
out  in  English  style,  with  Swiss  cottages,  lakes,  and 
groves.  Returning  through  the  gardens  of  the  Grand 
Trianon,  the  tourists  entered  the  magnificent  grounds 
of  the  Palace  of  Versailles.  On  the  grand  canal  —  a 
I'ast  artificial  body  of  water  in  the  form  of  a  cross  — 
floated  a  beautiful  barge,  similar  to  the  gondola  of 
Venice.  The  Tapis  Vert  is  a  broad  avenue,  bounded 
on  each  side  by  trees,  whose  dense. foliage  was  trimmed 
as  square  and  even  as  if  it  had  been  solid  wood, 
with  a  walk  on  each  side  bordered  by  marble  statues, 
the  space  between  them  laid  out  as  a  lawn.  At  the 
head  of  this  avenue  is  the  Bassin  de  Latone,  and  the 
entrance  of  the  palace.  The  Bassin  de  Neptune  is  a 
multitude  of  fountains  in  a  mass.  These  fountains,  of 
which  there  are  a  score,  are  played  only  on  occasional 
Sundays  and  \fete  days. 

Within  the  palace  the  halls  and  galleries  appear 
to  be  interminable,  and  one  may  walk  seven  miles 
in-doors.  The  Galerie  des  Glaces,  or  hall  of  mirrors, 
is  nearly  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long,  is  profusely 
gilded  and  painted  in  brilliant  colors,  and  was  the  ball- 
room of  the  monarchs.  The  bedroom  in  which  Louis 
XIV.  died,  and  the  apartments  of  other  members  of 
royal  families,  are  shown,  all  of  them  containing 
curious  articles  of  furniture  used  by  them.  The 
picture  halls  are  classed  according  to  the  subjects 
found   in   them.     The   Galerie    des  Batailles   is   four 


296  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

hundred  feet  long,  and  is  filled  with  representations  of 
the  historic  conflicts  in  which  France  has  been  engaged. 
The  Galer-ie  de  l'Empire  is  devoted  to  the  time  of 
Napoleon  I.,  and  several  of  David's  pictures  are  here 
exhibited.  The  floors  of  all  these  apartments  are 
waxed  as  smooth  as  glass  ;  and  before  the  students  had 
seen  half  of  them,  they  were  tired  out,  and  begged  for 
mercy.  It  requires  at  least  a  week  to  comprehend 
fully  the  glories,  the  wonders,  and  the  beauties  of 
Versailles ;  and  nowhere  else  can  one  obtain  so  clear 
an  idea  of  regal  grandeur.  It  is  impossible  even  to 
mention  more  than  a  tithe  of  the  attractions  of  the 
place  ;  and  if  we  are  astonished  at  its  present  gran- 
deur, we  cannot  but  wonder  what  it  must  have  been 
when  it  was  fresh  and  new,  in  the  prevailing  style, 
and  in  the  occupancy  of  its  royal  owner. 

Seats  in  the  railway  carriages  were  never  so  agreea- 
ble to  the  party  as  when  they  returned  to  the  station. 
The  Arbuckles  had  abandoned  the  chase  long  before 
the  course  was  run,  worn  out  with  fatigue.  But  the 
boys  were  amply  compensated  for  the  weariness  of  the 
day  by  the  wonders  they  had  seen. 

The  next  day  they  visited  St.  Cloud  (pronounced 
Sang  Cloo),  another  palace,  with  grand  gardens,  on 
the  Seine,  five  miles  from  the  city.  It  was  the  fa- 
vorite residence  of  Napoleon  I.,  and  is  occasionally 
occupied  by  the  present  emperor.  Its  grounds  are 
laid  out  in  a  style  similar  to  those  of  Versailles,  but  on 
a  smaller  scale.  St.  Denis,  six  miles  north  of  Paris, 
was  the  burial-place  of  the  kings  of  France  from  5S0 
to  the  time  of  Louis  XVIII.  At  St.  Germaine,  fifteen 
miles  from  Paris,  Francis  I.  built  a  splendid  palace, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  20^ 

and  it  was  a  royal  residence  till  Louis  XIV.  built  the 
palace  of  Versailles. 

The  students  devoted  Saturday  to  sights  within  the 
city,  and  first  visited  the  palace  and  gardens  of  the 
Luxembourg,  built  by  Marie  de  Medicis.  It  is  now 
the  Senate  House,  and  the  Salle  du  Trone  is  a  mag- 
nificent apartment,  where  the  emperor  delivers  his 
speech  to  the  senators.  Near  the  palace  is  the  Hotel 
de  Cluny,  formerly  inhabited  by  various  members  of 
the  royal  family,  but  now  occupied  as  a  museum,  for 
the  exhibition  of  specimens  of  ancient  carving,  glass, 
pottery,  metal  work,  dresses,  furniture,  guns,  and  other 
curious  articles :  among  them  are  a  richly  wrought 
night-cap  of  Charles  V.,  emperor  of  Germany,  the 
lower  jaw  of  Moliere,  and  a  collection  of  gold  crowns, 
of  the  seventh  century,  found  at  Toledo.  Leaving  this 
interesting  collection,  the  excursionists  went  to  the 
Church  of  St.  Genevieve,  commonly  called  the  Pan- 
theon, one  of  the  largest  and  finest  churches  in  Paris. 
In  the  days  of  the  revolution  it  was  converted  into  a 
"  Pantheon,"  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  illustrious 
citizens.  It  is  surmounted  by  a  grand  dome.  Be- 
neath it  is  a  crypt,  containing  a  labyrinth  of  arcades, 
full  of  tombs,  among  them  those  of  Rousseau,  Vol- 
taire, and  Marshal  Lannes.  Mirabeau  and  'Marat 
were  buried  here,  but  their  remains  have  been  re« 
moved. 

Near  this  church  is  that  of  St.  Etienne  du  Mont, 
which  contains  the  tomb  and  shrine  of  St.  Genevieve, 
the  patron  saint  of  Paris,  and  a  singular  bridge  or  gal- 
lery, extending  across  the  body  of  the  interior.  The 
celebrated  Polytechnic  School  was  passed  on  the  way  to 


298  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  Hafle  au  Vins,  or  wine  market,  which  covers  one 
hundred  and  ten  acres.  The  wines  are  stored  in  eight 
ranges  of  low  buildings,  with  five  hundred  and  forty 
stores,  which  hold  half  a  million  barrels.  About  twen- 
ty-five gallons  of  wine  are  consumed  annually  in  Paris 
for  every  person,  women  and  children  included.  The 
next  object  of  interest  was  the  Jardin  des  Plants, 
which  includes  vast  botanical  and  zoological  gardens. 
All  sorts  of  plants  and  all  sorts  of  animals  are  to  be 
seen  there. 

Crossing  the  Pont'  d'Austerlitz,  the  company  pro- 
ceeded to  the  Place  de  la  Bastille,  where  the  state 
prison  with  that  name  formerly  stood.  On  the  14th 
of  July,  1789,  the  mob  attacked  and  captured  it, 
murdering  the  governor,  and  carrying  his  head  on  a 
bayonet  through  the  streets.  The  prison  was  after- 
wards demolished,  and  the  materal  used  in  building 
the  Pont  de  la  Concorde.  In  183 1  Louis  Philippe 
laid  the  foundation  of  the  present  Colonne  de  Juillet, 
in  memory  of  those  who  fell  in  the  three  days'  revolu- 
tion of  1S30,  whose  remains  were  interred  beneath  it. 
In  184S  the  throne  of  the  "  citizen  king"  was  brought 
to  this  square-  and  burned  by  another  mob.  In  the 
same  year,  the  insurgents  built  an  enormous  barri- 
cade, on  which  the  Archbishop  of  Paris  was  shot,  in 
attempting  to  parley  with  the  rebels. 

On  the  return  to  the  hotel,  the  party  stopped  at  the 
Tour  de  St.  Jacques,  a  fine  Gothic  tower,  in  the  Rue 
Rivoli.  The  church,  of  which  it  originally  formed  a 
part,  was  removed  to  make  room  for  improvements. 
A  beautiful  garden  lies  behind  it.  In  the  afternoon 
carriages  were  provided,  and  the  excursionists  visited 


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the  Imperial  Carpet  Manufactory,  where  the  Gobelin 
tapestries  are  made,  admission  to  which  may  be  ob- 
tained by  exhibiting  the  traveller's  passport.  The 
fabric  is  a  worsted  carpet,  wrought  with  the  most 
beautiful  pictures,  so  delicately  shaded  as  to  vie  with 
the  richest  paintings.  The  boys  gazed  with  wonder 
at  an  immense  piece,  which  contained  full-length 
portraits  of  the  emperor  and  empress.  The  work  is 
done  by  hand,  the  threads  being  woven  in,  according 
to  the  pattern,  with  the  fingers.  A  single  carpet  had 
kept  a  dozen  men  busy  for  six  years.  They  are  not 
sold,  but  are  sometimes  presented  to  great  personages 
by  the  emperor. 

The  ride  was  continued  to  several  places  not  before 
visited,  and  convents,  colleges,  palaces,  public  offices, 
orphan  asylums,  and  other  buildings  were  pointed  out 
by  the  drivers  to  those  who  knew  French  enough  to 
understand  them.  On  Sunday  the  visitors  attended 
church  at  the  American  chapel,  and  on  Monday  went 
to  Pere  Lachaise,  the  oldest  and  largest  cemetery  in 
Paris ;  but  it  is  not  worthy  to  be  compared  with 
Greenwood,  Mount  Auburn,  Laurel  Hill,  and  other 
noted  American  burial-places.  It  received  its  name 
from  Pere  Lachaise,  the  confessor  of  Louis  XIV.  The 
students  gazed  with  interest  at  the  monument  of 
Abelard  and  Heloise,  whose  genius  and  whose  affec- 
tion seem  to  speak  from  the  cold  marble,  and  upon 
the  quaint  and  curious  memorials  to  the  dead.  The 
French  are  as  extravagant  in  their  grief  as  in  their 
mirth.  On  many  of  the  tombs  were  miniature  chapels, 
in  which  immortelles  were  placed  ;  and  where  a  child 
was  buried,  its  playthings  were  sometimes  deposited. 
Xt  contains  some  splendid  monuments  to  the  great. 


300  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

Pere  Lacbaise  encloses  two  hundred  acres  of  land. 
There  are  three  classes  of  graves.  For  four  dollars 
an  "open  grave"  is  purchased,  in  which  forty  or  fifty 
coffins  are  deposited,  three  deep,  in  a  trench  ;  but  in 
five  years  they  are  removed.  For  ten  dollars  a  sepa- 
rate grave  and  ten  years  of  occupancy  are  purchased. 
For  one  hundred  dollars  about  six  feet  of  ground  are 
bought,  to  be  retained  forever.  On  these  the  monu- 
ments are  usually  built,  and  the  stone  is  labelled 
"  Concession  a  perpetuite"  Montmartre  and  Mont 
Parnasse  are  the  two  other  principal  cemeteries. 

About  one  tenth  part  of  Paris  is  undermined  by 
quarries,  from  which  the  stone  for  building  purposes 
was  formerly  taken.  These  subterranean  galleries  are 
now  used  as  repositories  for  the  remains  taken  from 
the  cemeteries  above.  They  are  called  the  cata- 
combs, and  the  bones  of  over  three  million  human 
beings  are  fantastically  piled  up  in  them.  The  public 
are  not  admitted.  That  night  Shuffles  arrived  in 
Paris,  and  told  the  story  of  the  recapture  of  the  Jose- 
phine ;  which,  however,  we  will  not  anticipate. 

On  Tuesday  the  students  went  to  Fontainebleau, 
another  magnificent  palace  of  the  sovereigns,  where 
Napoleon  signed  his  abdication.  On  Wednesday  the 
Palais  de  l'Elysee  Napoleon,  the  School  of  Fine  Arts, 
the  Bourse,  and  Sevres,  where  the  government  por- 
celain manufactory  is  established,  whose  products, 
like  those  of  the  Gobelins,  are  only  used  or  given  away 
by  the  emperor,  were  visited.  Although  there  was 
much  more  to  be  seen  in  Paris,  this  day  closed  up  the 
sight-seeing.  Mr.  Lowington  had  delayed  the  depar- 
ture for  Switzerland  one  day  to  enable  those  provided 
with  invitations  to  be  presented  at  court. 


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The  time  appointed  for  this  great  event  had  arrived, 
and  the  half  dozen  young  gentlemen  who  were  to  be 
the  recipients  of  the  distinguished  honor  prepared 
themselves  with  the  nicest  care  for  the  ceremony. 
Paul  Kendall  appeared  about  the  hotel  dressed  as  a 
common  sailor,  which  was  a  new  guise  for  him,  and 
Ben  Duncan,  in  the  captain's  uniform,  looked  just  as 
odd,  though  the  garments  fitted  him  splendidly,  and 
became  him  perfectly.  Mrs.  Arbuckle  had  furnished 
them  with  little  bunches  of  roses  for  the  button-holes 
of  their  coats,  and  Grace  had  lavished  the  treasures 
of  her  perfume-bottles  upon  their  handkerchiefs. 
They  were  as  guiltless  of  the  odor  of  tar  and  pitch 
as  though  they  had  never  seen  a  ship  in  their  lives. 
They  were  provided  with  spotless  white  kids,  and, 
when  ready  for  the  carriage,  any  American,  not  soured 
by  a  bilious  stomach,  would  have  been  proud  of  these 
juvenile  representatives  of  his  country. 

The  carriage  which  contained  them  entered  the 
Place  du  Carrousel,  and  the  gates  opened  wide  to 
admit  them.  There  were  three  carriage  loads  in 
charge  of  the  American  minister.  Mrs.  Wall  Streete, 
of  New  York,  with  her  diamonds  and  her  bad  gram- 
mar, was  there,  attended  by  her  niece,  with  die-away 
manners,  escorted  by  a  young  southerner,  who  was 
deeply  in  love  with  her  because  the  cotton  crop  had 
failed.  A  distinguished  military  officer  talked  techni- 
cally and  professionally  of  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  and 
declared  that  he  intended  to  discuss  his  tactics  with  the 
emperor,  and  doubtless  would  have  attempted  to  do  so 
if  the  minister  had  not  told  him  he  must  sav  nothing 
unless  he  was  spoken  to  by  the  royal  personages,  ac- 


302  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

cording  to  the  rules  of  etiquette  which  obtain  at 
court. 

The  party,  most  of  them  in  a  flutter  of  excitement, 
passed  through  the  magnificent  rooms  of  the  palace, 
which  were  thronged  with  innumerable  servants  in 
green  and  gold,  the  livery  of  the  emperor.  The  party 
were  conducted  to  the  Salle  des  Marechaux,  and  our 
students  declared  it  was  the  most  elegantly  decorated 
room  they  had  ever  seen.  The  guests  were  formed  in 
lines,  according  to  their  nationalities,  the  Americans 
being  in  one  section,  the  English  in  another,  the 
Austrians  in  a  third,  and  so  on,  each  headed  by  the 
minister.  The  Russian  ambassador  was  a  count,  the 
Austrian  a  prince,  and  the  English  an  earl ;  so  that 
the  boys  saw  sundry  great  men  who  were  not  down  on 
the  programme  for  the  show.  Ben  whispered  that 
the  whole  thing  was  decidedly  "  nobby." 

At  length  —  for  "  great  bodies  move  slow  "  —  there 
were  indications  of  the  approach  of  the  imperial 
couple,  and  the  lines  of  guests,  sighing  for  a  royal 
nod,  straightened  the  files,  and  their  breathing  was 
heavy  with  anxiety.  The  emperor  and  empress  en- 
tered the  room,  and  passed  along  the  lines.  The 
ministers  called  off  the  name  of  each  person  present- 
ed, who  bowed  or  courtesied  low,  and  retired.  Her 
majesty  wore  a  high  diamond  crown,  and  a  dress  of 
thin,  white  fabric,  raised  here  and  there  with  loops  of 
diamonds.  Ben  Duncan  took  particular  notice  of  her 
dress,  in  order  to  give  his  sister  a  minute  account  of 
it  in  his  next  letter. 

"Est-il  assez gentil,  ce  petit  marin  ?  "  (Is  he  pretty 
enough,  this  little  marine  ?)  said  the  empress,  in  a  low 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     303 

voice  to  the  emperor,  as  they  glanced  at  Ben,  who,  as 
Paul  was  not  present,  was  really  the  best  looking  fel- 
low in  the  party. 

Ben's  quick  ear  caught  the  compliment,  and,  though 
he  objected  to  being  called  a  marine,  which  is  a  sailor's 
especial  aversion,  his  cheeks  glowed  with  pleasure, 
for  it  is  not  everybody  whose  good  looks  are  praised 
by  an  empress.  The  presentation  did  not  occupy  five 
minutes ;  and,  when  the  royal  couple  had  retired,  the 
guests  were  invited  to.  pass  into  other  rooms,  where 
the  company  were  assembled  for  the  grand  ball,  which 
was  to  take  place  in  the  Salle  du  Trone.  Directly  over 
the  two  throne-chairs,  to  be  occupied  by  the  imperial 
couple,  was  a  band  of  musicians,  who  discoursed  the 
sweetest  strains  from  behind  a  perfect  embankment  of 
flowers,  which  nearly  concealed  the  performers,  and 
filled  the  vast  apartment  with  delicious  odors. 

"  That's  Strauss's  band,"  said  the  minister,  "  and 
that  is  Strauss  himself  leading." 

"  Who  is  Strauss?  "  asked  Ellis,  who  had  no  music 
in  his  soul. 

"  Don't  you  know  Strauss,  the  man  who  writes  the 
waltzes,  and  polkas,  and  things  the  girls  strum  on  the 
pianos?"  replied  Ben. 

He  was  a  stout,  short  man,  with  a  red  face,  dressed 
in  a  court  suit,  such  as  the  boys  had  seen  at  the  tailor's, 
and  on  his  breast  hung  several  orders  and  crosses.  He 
held  in  his  hand  a  baton,  richly  decorated  with  pre- 
cious stones,  with  which  he  beat  the  time  for  the 
musicians. 

''Isn't  he  a  swell?"  exclaimed  Ben,  as  he  surveyed 
the  celebrated  composer  of  waltzes  and  polkas.     "  I 


304  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

wonder  what  he  is  worth,  just  as  he  stands,  baton  and 
all !  " 

The  young  officers  kept  close  together,  for,  in  spite 
of  Ben's  irreverent  remarks  about  the  "nobs"  pres- 
ent, they  felt  like  cats  in  a  strange  garret.  The  min- 
ister had  left  them,  and  was  now  talking  with  the 
emperor. 

"  I  wish  he  would  come  back  and  introduce  me  to 
some  of  the  girls,"  said  Ben,  irreverently  again. 
"  For  my  part,  I  want  some  fun,  and  would  like  to 
dance." 

"  It's  perfectly  splendid  here,  as  my  sister  says," 
added  Captain  Haven,  as  he  surveyed  the  brilliant 
colors,  the  diamonds,  the  flowers,  and  the  ladies,  and 
bestowed  a  bewildered  glance  at  the  court  dresses  of 
the  Marquis  de  Port-de-roses  and  others,  the  servants, 
in  green  and  gold,  and  the  guards,  with  steel  cuirasses 
and  helmets. 

"  As  a  picture,  it  is  the  most  brilliant  thing  I  ever 
saw,  and  I  shall  long  remember  it,"  replied  Commo- 
dore Gordon. 

By  and  by  the  minister  returned  to  them,  and  Ben 
Duncan  eagerly  seized  his  arm. 

"Won't  you  introduce  us  to  some  of  the  ladies?" 
asked  he.  "  We  don't  often  see  such  a  ball  as  this, 
and  we  want  to  dance  just  enough  to  say  we  have 
done  so." 

"  Ask  any  lady  you  like  to  dance  with  you,"  re- 
turned the  minister  ;  "  she  will  not  refuse  unless  she 
is  previously  engaged,  or  is  not  inclined  to  dance." 

"  Whew  !  Ask  these  swellish  ladies  to  dance,  with- 
out the  ghost  of  an  introduction !  "  exclaimed  Ben. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    305 

"  Yes,  that  is  the  custom  in  France,  and  a  very 
sensible  one  it  is,  too.  You  are  not  dependent  upon 
the  accident  of  finding  friends  to  introduce  you  for  the 
enjoyment  of  the  evening." 

"  I  like  that ;  they  are  forming  a  set  for  the  Lancers, 
and  I  shall  profit  by  your  suggestion,"  said  Ben, 
glancing  at  a  lovely  young  lady,  who  had  attracted  his 
attention  as  soon  as  he  entered  the  hall. 

She  was  not  more  than  sixteen,  and  was  dressed  in 
pure  white,  with  no  other  ornament  than  a  necklace  of 
tiny  pink  natural  roses  around  her  throat,  with  a  few 
of  the  same  buds  in  her  golden  hair.  Ben  felt  no  little 
trepidation  as  he  approached  her,  in  spite  of  what  the 
minister  had  said.  Suppose  she  should  be  indignant 
at  being  asked  to  dance  by  a  stranger,  and  snub  him  ! 
But  the  sets  were  nearly  filled,  and  his  chances  were 
passing  away.  Bringing  his  courage  up  to  the  stick- 
ing point,  he  darted  boldly  forward,  and  "  made  his 
manners  "  to  the  golden-haired  creature. 

"  Mademoiselle  veut-elle  m '  accorder  V Jwnneur  de 
danser  —  ahem  —  danser  la  danse  avec  elle  —  avec 
moi?"  stumbled  he,  the  perspiration  breaking  out 
on  his  forehead,  for  it  was  awful  to  have  his  French 
desert  him  at  such  a  trying  moment. 

u  Mais  avec  filaisir,  monsieur"  replied  she,  lifting 
a  pair  of  glorious  eyes  upon  him. 

She  rose  gracefully,  and  took  the  arm  which  Ben 
offered.  As  they  were  moving  off  to  take  places  in 
the  nearest  set,  a  young  fellow,  dressed  in  a  scarlet 
coat,  with  the  Victoria  cross  "For  Valor"  on  his  left 
breast,  presented  himself  before  her. 
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306  PALACE  AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  I  beg  your  pardon,  Lady  Feodora,"  said  he,  "  but 
you  promised  this  dance  to  me." 

*•  O,  no,  indeed  ! "  replied  she.  "  It  was  the  first 
quadrille  I  promised  you,  Sir  William,  and  this  is  the 
first  Lancers." 

"Sir"  William!  "Lady"  Feodora!  Ben  could 
not  help  feeling  that  he  was  in  high  company.  His 
fair  companion  smiled  as  he  led  her  off  in  triumph 
from  the  juvenile  baronet. 

"  C'esf  un  atni  qui  trouve  bien  extraordinaire" 
added  she. 

"Would  you  mind  speaking  English?"  asked  Ben. 
"  I  understand  it  better." 

"  Do  you?  So  do  I !  I'm  so  glad  !  It's  so  stupid, 
talking-  so  much  French  !  "   laughed  she. 

WTas  it  possible  this  enchanting  being,  after  all  his 
blunders,  took  him  for  a  Frenchman?  Ben  had  a 
higher  opinion  than  ever  before  of  his  proficiency  in 
"la  langue  Fran^aiseT  The  young  couple  soon  be- 
came well  acquainted,  and  got  along  nicely  together. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  an  English  earl,  and  Ben 
soon  learned  to  say  Lady  Feodora  without  choking. 
In  a  couple  of  hours  he  was  as  easy  and  self-possessed 
as  though  he  had  been  born  and  brought  up  in  a  royal 
court.  Later  in  the  evening,  after  they  had  danced 
together  ngain,  they  heard  a  chamberlain  calling  out 
to  make  room  for  the  emperor  and  empress.  The 
royal  pair  passed  through  the  brilliant  throng,  bowing 
to  the  guests,  and  Ben  felt  very  proud  to  have  the 
Lady  Feodora  leaning  on  his  arm.  Eugenie  bowed 
sweetly  to  him  in  return  for  his  bow,  and  when  she 
saw  his  golden-haired  companion,  she  stopped. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    307 

"  Good  evening  miladi"  said  the  empress.  "  Is 
madame  the  countess,  your  mother,  here?" 

ilJVbn,  majeste"  answered  Lady  Feodora.  "  The 
Duchess  de  Lourmel  brought  me  here  this  evening." 

"  Ah  !  I  have  not  perceived  her  yet.  Ales  co?7ipli- 
ments  a  cette  bonne  ISfadame  de  #  Lourmel,  n' est-ce 
^as,,y  added  the  empress,  as  Lady  Feodora  made  her 
obeisance,  and  the  imperial  couple  passed  on. 

It  was  a  big  thing  to  Ben  to  hear  "  V imptratrice 
Eugenie"  talk,  and  Ben  realized  that  he  had  a  bril- 
liant story  to  tell  the  next  day,  if  not  every  da}*  for  a 
year  to  come.  Commodore  Gordon  and  the  other 
officers  danced  occasionally,  and  explained  their 
-'quality"  to  inquiring  ladies  and  gentlemen.  The 
dancing  continued  till  supper  time,  and  then  the  young 
republicans  were  again  astonished  at  the  quantity  and 
richness  of  the  viands.  At  five  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing Ben  Duncan  bade  adieu  to  Lady  Feodora,  and 
his  companions  to  the  new  acquaintances  they  had 
made.  The  servants  in  green  and  gold  brought  their 
overcoats,  and  assisted  them  as  tenderly  as  though 
they  had  been  babies. 

They  returned  to  the  hotel,  but  had  hardly  gone  to 
sleep,  with  the  glitter  and  the  gold,  and  the  fair  forms 
lingering  in  their  minds,  before  they  were  called  to 
take  the  train  for  Lyons. 


308  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

THE    WAY    OF    THE    TRANSGRESSORS. 

THERE  was  a  very  sudden  change  in  the  affairs 
of  the  runaway  crew  of  the  Josephine.  The 
bold  movements  of  Shuffles,  first  in  taking  possession 
of  the  exchequer  of  the  runaways,  and  then  in  fight- 
ing the  battle  with  the  bully  of  the  conspirators,  had 
checkmated  the  knights  and  utterly  demoralized  them. 
The  three  men  with  belaying-pins  in  their  hands, 
which  they  seemed  to  have  no  scruples  about  using, 
were  a  guarantee  of  peace  for  the  present.  As  Little 
and  others  had  suggested,  Shuffles  was  not  a  bab}' ; 
and  it  was  evident  enough  now  that  he  had  come  with 
the  runaways  for  the  sole  purpose  of  accomplishing 
the  work  which  he  had  now  so  expeditiously  executed. 
After  the  overwhelming  defeat  of  Phillips,  who  had 
been  supposed  to  be  a  match  for  any  two  on  board, 
no  others  were  disposed  to  resist  the  will  of  Shuffles, 
backed  as  he  was  by  three  men. 

Perth,  Wilton,  and  others,  who  had  been  stunned  by 
the  heavy  blows  of  the  cook  and  stewards,  were  picked 
up,  and  were  soon  restored  to  a  realizing  sense  of  the 
altered  condition  of  affairs.  They  were  not  seriously 
injured,  though  the  hard  fist  of  the  cook  had  given 
them  something  to  remember  him  by  for  a  few  days. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.  309- 

The  men  had  given  the  boys  credit  for  more  fight  and 
more  opposition  than  they  had  offered,  and  had  really 
expended  more  force  than  was  necessary  upon  their 
assailants.  Neither  at  home,  nor  at  school,  nor  even 
in  the  Academy  Ship,  had  these  boys  ever  been  sub- 
jected to  corporal  punishment,  and  they  seemed  to 
have  an  idea  that  under  no  circumstances  would  the 
arbitration  of  force  be  applied  to  them.  It  never 
would  have  been  on  board  of  the  ship,  except  to 
quell  actual  mutiny.  They  talked  of  using  force 
themselves  to  carry  out  their  purposes,  but  they  ap- 
peared to  have  had  no  suspicion  that  the  men  on 
board  had  hard  muscles  and  bi£  fists. 

For  the  present  the  victory  was  complete  and  over- 
whelming. The  runaways  looked  at  each  other  with 
blank  astonishment.  The  conquest  had  been  achieved 
so  suddenly  that  they  hardly  realized  their  misfortune, 
or  comprehended  that  the  enterprise  was  a  total  fail- 
ure. They  had  seen  nothing  of  the  good  time  they 
had  anticipated  :  they  had  only  kept  watch  a  couple 
of  nights,  and  lived  on  corned  beef  and  hard  bread. 
The  beautiful  vision  of  a  cruise  along  the  sunny  shores 
of  Spain  had  vanished  into  thin  air. 

"  Our  game  is  up,"  said  Perth,  who  had  been  sitting 
for  some  time  in  the  cabin,  with  both  hands  pressed  to 
his  aching  head. 

"  That's  so,"  replied  Little. 

"  And  it's  all  your  fault,"  growled  the  commander. 

"  I  suppose  it  is,"  sneered  Little.  "  I  left  the  money 
where  Shuffles  could  put  his  pious  paws  upon  it — « 
didn't  I?" 

"  It  was  you  who  wanted  to  keep  Shuffles  on  board. 


3IO  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

If  I  had  had  my  way,  he  would  have  gone  into  the 
barge  with  Ellis,"  retorted  Perth. 

"  He  promised  to  join  us  ;  and  he  is  a  smarter  fellow 
than  any  other  one  on  board  of  this  craft.  If  he  had 
had  the  management  of  the  thing,  we  should  have  put 
it  through  straight." 

"  O,  my  head  !  "  groaned  Wilton. 

"  What's  the  matter  with  it?  "  asked  Little. 

"  I  believe  that  fellow  meant  to  knock  my  brains 
out,"  replied  Wilton,  with  a  long  sigh. 

"  He  would  have  done  so  if  you  had  had  any  brains 
to  knock  out,"  snapped  Little,  as  ill-natured  as  it  was 
possible  for  so  small  a  fellow  to  be. 

''Can't  we  take  the  vessel  again?"  asked  Perth, 
suddenly. 

"  Those  three  men,  to  say  nothing  of  Shuffles,  can 
lick  die  whole  of  us,"  replied  Little. 

"  They  hit  you  over  the  head  with  a  belaying-pin," 
said  Adler.     "  I  didn't  think  that  of  them." 

"  If  Shuffles  hadn't  taken  the  money,  I  could  have 
fixed  them  all  right,"  added  Little.  "  Perth  might  as 
well  have  asked  the  lamb  to  keep  the  money  for  us,  as 
to  put  it  where  he  did." 

"  I  didn't  try  to  make  the  lamb  captain  !  "  growled 
Perth. 

"  What's  that?  "  demanded  Adler,  springing  to  his 
feet  from  the  force  of  habit,  as  the  shrill  pipe  of  the 
boatswain's  whistle  was  heard  on  deck. 

"  Let  them  pipe  !     I  don't  go,  for  one,"  said  Little. 

"  Nor  I,"  added  Perth. 

So  they  all  said,  and  set  their  teeth  firmly  together 
to  resist  the  new  authority  on  board,  declaring  that  if 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    3II 

Shuffles  intended  to  take  the  vessel  back  to  Havre,  he 
must  do  it  alone :  they  would  not  lift  a  ringer,  or 
touch  a  rope  or  a  sail,  even  if  the  Josephine  foun- 
dered in  a  gale. 

Shuffles  was  full  of  energy  and  determination.  He 
mid  been  thoroughly  aroused  by  the  sharp  battle  he 
had  fought,  and,  assured  that  he  was  engaged  in  a 
good  cause,  he  was  resolved  to  be  master  of  the  situa- 
tion. He  had  called  up  the  boatswain  appointed  by 
the  new  officers,  and  ordered  him  to  pipe  to  muster. 
The  fellow  looked  at  the  stalwart  cook,  who  stood  at 
the  wheel,  and  then  obeyed.  About  one  half  of  the 
runaways  heeded  the  summons ;  the  rest  paid  no 
attention  to  it. 

"Jones,  take  the  helm  !  "  said  Shuffles  to  one  of  the 
conspirators  who  was  competent  to  perform  the  duty, 

"  I  won't  do  it !  "  replied  Jones. 

He  had  hardly  spoken  the  rebellious  words  before 
one  of  the  stewards  had  him  by  the  collar.  Shuffles 
had  conferred  with  the  three  men,  and  it  was  decided 
that  discipline  must  be  enforced  at  once,  for  if  bad 
weather  came  on,  the  vessel  might  be  lost  for  the 
want  of  obedience.  But  the  new  captain  had  cau- 
tioned  the  men  not  to  use  the  belaying-pins  unless 
attacked  by  a  dozen  of  the  rebels.  The  steward 
dragged  Jones  to  the  wheel. 

'*  If  you  don't  obey  orders,  Jones,  it  will  be  the 
worse  for  you,"  interposed  Shuffles. 

"  I  won't  take  the  wheel !  "  replied  the  rebel. 

Without  waiting  to  be  prompted,  the  steward  shook 
him  till  poor  Jones  thought  the  life  was  to  be  knocked 
out  of  him. 


312  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

"  Let  me  alone  !  "  yelled  he.     "  You'll  kill  me  !  * 

"  Will  you  obey  orders?"  asked  the  excited  stew- 
ard, as  he  cast  the  rebel  heavily  upon  the  deck. 

"  Will  you  take  the  wheel?"  demanded  Shuffles. 

Jones  made  no  reply  ;  but,  getting  up,  he  went  to  the 
wheel,  and  took  hold  of  the  spokes.  Crying  with 
anger,  and  shaking  his  head  in  the  fury  he  dared  not 
express  in  any  other  manner,  he  yielded  to  the  stern 
mandate  which  had  been  so  vigorously  enforced. 
Those  who  had  answered  the  summons  of  the  boat 
swain's  whistle  were  not  the  most  daring  of  the  party, 
or  an  attempt  might  have  been  made  to  support  Jones 
in  his  resistance  :  as  it  was,  those  in  the  waist  only 
looked  on,  more  in  terror  than  in  indignation. 

"  Boatswain,  pipe  again,  and  call  all  hands,"  said 
Shuffles,  as  the  cook,  giving  up  the  wheel  to  the 
unwilling  Jones,  took  his  place  near  the  companion 
way. 

The  call  was  not  heeded,  and  Shuffles  directed  the 
cook  and  one  of  the  stewards  to  go  into  the  cabin  and 
steerage,  and  enforce  the  summons.  Perth,  Wilton, 
and  Adler  positively  refused  to  obey.  But  the  cook 
exhibited  his  bludgeon,  which  convinced  Wilton,  and 
he  went  on  deck. 

"  I  can't  go ;  you  have  almost  killed  me  now," 
whined  Perth. 

"  I'll  finish  you  if  you  don't  mind,"  replied  the 
cook,  as  savagely  as  a  West  Indian  pirate. 

u  I'm  not  able  to  go  on  deck  !  "  groaned  Perth. 

The  cook  took  him  by  the  collar,  dragged  him  off 
the  locker,  where  he  was  seated,  nd  pitched  him  upon 
the  floor  at  the  foot  of  the  ladder. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    313 

"  This  is  mutiny,  and  if  some  of  you  get  killed,  it 
won't  be  my  fault,"  added  the  cook. 

Perth  crawled  up  the  ladder,  followed  by  Adler.  It 
looked  like  a  matter  of  life  and  death,  and  the  poor 
fellows  were  actually  afraid  the  cook  would  murder 
them.  Little  had  sneaked  into  the  steerage,  but  the 
steward  there  drove  him  on  deck  at  the  point  of  his 
bludgeon.  This  was  the  end  of  all  open  resistance, 
for  disobedience  seemed  to  insure  a  blow  on  the  head 
with  the  belaying-pin.  Never  before  had  any  of  the 
conspirators  seen  such  sharp  practice.  The  cook  and 
stewards  had  suddenly,  from  quiet,  orderly  men,  been 
transformed  into  savages,  who  appeared  to  be  as 
ready  to  murder  them  as  they  were  to  eat. 

The  knights  were  all  mustered  in  the  waist.  Perth 
was  mad  with  himself  for  yielding,  and  something 
was  said  by  him  and  Wilton  about  arming  the  runa- 
ways with  such  weapons  as  they  could  lay  their  hands 
on,  and  making  a  sudden  rush  upon  their  conquerors  ; 
but  facins:  that  awful  cook  was  as  terrible  as  marching 
up  to  a  twenty-four  pounder  loaded  with  grape-shot. 
They  growled  and  howled,  but  they  did  nothing 
more. 

"  Fellows,"  said  Shuffles,  when  the  party  were 
assembled,  "  I  have  no  long  stories  to  tell  ;  but  I  want 
you  to  understand  how  things  are  between  us.  I 
came  with  you  in  the  Josephine,  when  I  had  a  chance 
to  leave  her,  in  order  to  bring  the  vessel  back  ;  and 
I'm  going  to  do  it.  This  is  all  I  have  to  say  on  that 
point.  As  you  are  already  divided  into  wratches,  you 
will  perform  your  duty  on  deck  as  before.  Those 
who  were  officers  will  take  berths  in  the  steerage,  but 


314  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

will  serve  in  the  watches  to  which  they  were  ap- 
pointed. Those  who  perform  their  duty  faithfully 
from  this  time  I  will  report  to  Mr.  Lowington. 
Those  who  are  not  willing  to  obey  orders  shall  be 
compelled  to  do  so.  The  port  watch  is  dismissed  ; 
the  starboard  will  remain  on   deck." 

About  two  thirds  of  the  conspirators  came  to  the 
conclusion  that  it  would  be  better  to  fall  in  with  the 
new  order  of  things,  while  the  others  obeyed  only 
with  growls  and  threats ;  but  they  dared  not  refuse  to 
do  as  they  were  required.  Phillips,  in  the  brig,  had 
howled  and  sworn,  and  beaten  against  the  hard  wood 
pales  of  his  prison  till  he  had  worn  himself  out  in 
stupid  resistance  to  his  fate.  He  was  informed  by 
some  of  the  port  watch  of  what  had  transpired  on  deck. 
He  called  the  runaways  cowards,  and  declared  if  he 
had  been  among  them  there  would  have  been  a  bigger 
fight  than  the  first  one.  The  restless  Little  planned 
half  a  dozen  schemes  to  retake  the  Josephine,  but  he 
could  find  none  who  were  willing  to  face  the  terrible 
cook.  He  had  yet  another  project,  which  was  to  be 
executed  at  night,  when  some  of  their  tyrants  would 
be  asleep.  Several  were  willing  to  take  part  in  this 
plot.  Three  of  the  actors  were  each  to  throw  a  hand- 
ful of  black  pepper,  taken  from  the  castors,  into  the 
faces  of  the  cook  and  Shuffles,  or  whoever  might  be 
in  charge  on  deck,  while  others  knocked  them  down 
with  handspikes.  In  this  vicious  scheme  there  was 
hope,  and  the  runaways  kept  very  quiet  and  orderly 
during  the  day,  animated  by  the  prospect  of  its  suc- 
cess. 

Instead  of  heading  the  Josephine  directly  for  Havre, 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    3T5 

Shuffles,  as  the  weather  looked  threatening,  had  di- 
rected her  towards  the  Isle  of  Wight,  so  that  he  could 
readily  make  a  port  in  a  storm,  for  he  had  not  much 
confidence  in  his  crew.  At  four  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon, a  steamer,  flying  the  French  flag,  was  discov- 
ered making  for  the  schooner.  It  was  one  of  the  two 
sent  out,  with  Mr.  Fluxion  on  board,  in  quest  of  the 
runaways.  She  had  gone  to  Dieppe  on  Sunday,  to 
Brighton  during  the  night,  and  to  Cowes  on  Monday 
morning.  She  had  obtained  intelligence  of  the  Jose- 
phine, from  the  captain  of  a  steamer  who  had  seen  a 
vessel  answering  to  her  description,  off  Alderney,  bound 
to  the  north-westward.  Mr.  Fluxion  left  Cowes,  and 
sailed  for  Plymouth,  but  had  made  out  the  Josephine 
in  the  afternoon,  headed  to  the  eastward. 

The  steamer  ran  up  under  the  stern  of  the  Jose- 
phine, and  Mr.  Fluxion  hailed  her  from  the  paddle- 
box.  Shuffles  promptly  recognized  his  voice,  and 
hove  to.  Among  the  conspirators  all  was  conster- 
nation. The  vice-principal  was  a  sharp  disciplinarian, 
and  the  game  was  now  certainly  up.  The  scheme  for 
that  night  was  indefinitely  postponed.  A  crew,  in 
charge  of  Lincoln  as  coxswain,  was  sent  to  the 
steamer.  The  rebels  were  disposed  to  resist ;  but  there 
stood  the  cook  and  his  bacKers,  with  the  belaying-pins 
in  their  hands,  and  it  was  impossible  to  escape  their 
manifest  destiny. 

While  the  boat  was  pulling  to  the  steamer,  Mr. 
Fluxion  wrote  a  letter  to  the  principal,  in  Paris, 
informing  him  of  the  discovery  of  the  Josephine, 
which  the  French  captain  was  to  mail  on  his  return 
to  Havre.     He  added,  that  he  should  take  the  vessel 


316  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

to  Brest,  where  she  could  lie  in  safety,  without  dock- 
ing, during  the  absence  of  the  tourists.  The  vice- 
principal  and  Gage,  the  carpenter,  went  over  the  side 
into  the  boat,  as  the  steamer  started  on  her  return. 

Mr.  Fluxion  obtained  the  leading  facts  of  the  runa- 
way cruise  from  Lincoln.  He  learned  that  Shuffles 
had  recaptured  the  vessel,  and  was  now  returning  to 
Havre  in  her.  If  he  had  ever  had  any  doubts  in  re- 
gard to  the  reformed  student,  they  were  now  removed. 
As  he  went  on  deck,  he  took  the  acting  captain  by  the 
hand,  and  generously  complimented  him  upon  his  gal- 
lant and  faithful  conduct.  After  he  had  heard  a  .de- 
tailed account  of  the  proceedings  on  board,  all  hands 
were  piped  to  muster,  and  the  vice-principal  laid 
down  the  law  so  forcibly  that  it  could  not  be  mis- 
understood. He  gave  Shuffles  the  command  for  the 
rest  of  the  voyage. 

"  Young  gentlemen,"  said  the  vice-principal,  in 
conclusion,  "  by  this  silly  enterprise,  which  could  not 
possibly  have  been  a  success  under  any  circumstances, 
you  have  deprived  yourselves  of  all  privileges  for  the 
rest  of  this  season's  cruise.  I  am  directed  by  the 
principal  to  allow  you  no  liberty,  and  to  keep  you 
busy  at  ship's  duty  and  your  studies,  till  the  return  of 
the  rest  of  the  students  from  their  travels.  You  have 
made  a  great  blunder.  It  is  always  a  blunder  to  de- 
part from  the  plain  path  of  duty.  I  shall  take  the 
vessel  to  Brest,  where  we  can  lie  at  anchor,  and  you 
can  pursue  your  studies  without  interruption." 

The  students  were  dismissed,  and  Mr  Fluxion  went 
into  the  cabin  with  Shuffles,  leaving  Gage  in  charge 
of  the  deck.  A  long  conversation  ensued,  in  which 
Shuffles  explained  more  minutely  what  he  had  done. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    317 

"  After  being  outwitted  by  Little,  I  felt  that  I  ought 
to  do  something  to  redeem  myself,"  said  he.  "  I 
knew  these  fellows  would  soon  quarrel,  and  afford  me 
an  opportunity  to  do  something;  but  I  could  not  re- 
sist the  temptation  to  check  them  by  taking  possession 
of  the  gold.  That  brought  things  to  a  head,  and  we 
soon  had  the  battle." 

"  You  say  you  hid  the  gold.  Where  did  you  put 
it?"  asked  Mr.  Fluxion. 

"  In  a  cask  of  water." 

"  You  have  done  very  well,  with  the  odds  all  against 
you.  When  we  get  to  Brest,  you  shall  join  the  stu- 
dents in  Paris." 

Mr.  Fluxion  wished  to  satisfy  himself  in  regard  to 
the  safety  of  the  gold.  The  cook  was  directed  to 
draw  off  the  water  in  the  cask,  and  one  of  the  heads 
was  taken  out.  Every  coin  was  found,  and  the  whole 
was  placed  in  the  iron  safe,  of  which  the  vice-principal 
had  an  extra  key.  The  Josephine  was  now  headed  to 
the  south-west.  The  storm  which  Shuffles  had  feared 
came  the  next  morning,  and  it  was  five  days  before 
the  vessel  could  reach  her  destined  port.  All  hands 
were  frequently  called,  and  the  runaways  had  to  work 
hard  night  and  day.  As  there  were  no  provisions  on 
board  but  hard  bread,  salt  beef  and  pork,  the  fare  was 
no  better  than  seamen  have  in  ordinary  merchant  ves- 
sels. It  was  a  hard  time  for  all  hands,  and  the  run- 
aways did  not  enjoy  it.  When,  after  this  rough  cruise, 
the  Josephine  went  into  port,  even  review  lessons 
were  a  luxury,  compared  with  night  watches  in  the 
cold,  the  rain,  and  the  gale. 

The  vessel  came  to  anchor,  on  Saturday  night,  in 


318  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  harbor  of  Brest,  and  Sunday  was  a  day  of  grateful 
rest  to  the  worn-out  Knights  of  the  Golden  Fleece. 
Roast  beef  was  a  treat,  and  even  a  plentiful  supply 
of  cold  water  to  drink  was  a  luxury,  for  they  had  been 
on  short  allowance  for  three  days.  On  Monday  morn- 
ing Shuffles  started  for  Paris,  and  on  his  arrival  was 
warmly  welcomed  by  the  principal,  to  whom  Mr. 
Fluxion  had  written  full  particulars  of  the  runaway 
cruise  of  the  Josephine  on  Sunday  morning.  Not  less 
warmly  was  he  greeted  by  Grace  Arbuckle  and  the 
rest  of  the  party. 


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CHAPTER  XIX. 

A   VISIT    TO    CHAMOUNI    AND    MONT    BLANC. 

AS  Grace  Arbuckle  had  predicted,  Shuffles  was 
more  of  a  hero  than  he  had  been  before  ;  and  he 
was  obliged  to  tell  the  story  of  the  runaways  till  he 
was  thoroughly  wearied  with  the  subject.  When  the 
train  started  for  Lyons,  he  was  invited  to  take  a  seat 
in  the  compartment  with  the  Arbuckles,  from  which, 
however,  Paul  Kendall  was  not  excluded. 

The  country  through  which  the  train  passed  was 
certainly  beautiful,  and  the  students  had  seen  so  many 
palaces  in  Paris  and  its  vicinity,  that  the  sight  of  the 
cottages  which  dotted  the  landscape  was  really  a 
luxury.  They  were  generally  very  pretty,  and  in  the 
fields  adjoining  was  occasionally  seen  a  patch  of  In- 
dian corn,  which  made  the  scene  more  like  home. 
Many  exceedingly  wiry  and  ghost-like  poplars  grew 
near  them,  for  which  the  people  seem  to  have  a  singu- 
lar partiality. 

At  Dijon  the  train  stopped  for  half  an  hour,  and  the 
buffet  was  all  that  could  be  desired.  Having  ten 
minutes  to  spare,  —  for  we  are  sorry  to  say  they  bolted 
their  dinner  after  the  American  fashion,  —  some  of 
the  students  took  a  hasty  run  into  the  place,  which  is 
an  old  city,  and  presented  some   interesting  relics  of 


320  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  ancient  time  when  it  was  the  capital  of  the  Duchy 
of  Burgundy.  The  train  moved  on  through  a  region 
abounding  in  vineyards,  which  produce  vast  quantities 
of  wine  every  year,  the  principal  wealth  of  the  coun- 
try. After  leaving  Chalons,  the  road  ran  along  the 
bank  of  the  Saone.  From  the  window  of  the  carriage 
could  be  seen  the  lofty  peaks  of  the  Jura  Mountains, 
and  it  was  said  that  Mont  Blanc,  a  hundred  miles 
distant,  could  be  discerned  in  very  clear  weather. 

"  Between  the  Huguenots  and  the  revolutionists, 
this  part  of  France  has  suffered  severely,"  said  Dr. 
Winstock,  as  the  train  dashed  through  Macon.  "  Di- 
jon was  ruined  by  the  revolutionists,  and  in  Macon 
nearly  all  the  religious  edifices  were  destroyed  by  them 
and  the  Huguenots.  By  the  way,  Lamartine  was  born 
in  Macon.  Much  of  the  red  wine  used  in  Paris  comes 
from  this  district." 

At  five  o'clock  the  train  arrived  at  Lyons,  and  the 
excursionists  hastened  to  the  Grand  Hotel  de  Lyon, 
where  Mr.  Arbuckle's  agent  had  secured  accommoda- 
tions. The  boys  had  been  sitting  in  the  carriages  for  ten 
hours,  and  were  anxious  to  stretch  their  limbs  among 
the  sights  of  Lyons.  The  city  is  principally  located 
on  a  tongue  of  land  between  the  Rhone  and  the  Saone, 
though  its  limits  extend  beyond  both  these  rivers.  It 
is  the  second  city  in  population  and  commercial  im- 
portance in  France,  and  the  first  in  the  extent  of  its 
manufactures  —  silk  being  the  most  important  fabric. 

The  students  walked  down  the  quais  on  the  Rhone, 
quite  as  much  interested  in  the  strange-looking  boats, 
which  floated  on  the  broad  river,  as  in  the  stately 
buildings  that  adorn  the  city  ;  crossed  the  tongue  of 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    32 1 

land,  less  than  half  a  mile  wide  at  this  point,  through 
the  Cours  Napoleon,  a  magnificent  avenue,  bordered 
with  double  rows  of  trees.  Returning  on  the  quasi 
of  the  Saone,  they  visited  the  Place  Bellecour,  a 
square  which  covers  fifteen  acres.  The  next  morn- 
ing, attended  by  the  professors,  the  boys  crossed  the 
bridge  over  the  Saone  called  the  Pont  du  Palais  de 
Justice,  visited  the  Cathedral,  and  then  ascended  the 
height  behind  it,  on  which  stands  the  church  of 
Notre  Dame  de  Fourvieres.  It  has  a  lofty  dome 
crowned  by  a  gilded  figure  of  the  Virgin.  Over  the 
entrance  is  an  inscription  to  the  lady  whose  name  the 
church  bears,  stating  that  by  her  saintly  intercession 
Lyons  was  miraculously  saved  from  the  ravages  of 
the  cholera.  The  walls  within  are  literally  covered 
with  pictures,  four  thousand  in  number,  offered  to  the 
saint  for  her  kindness. 

Near  the  church  is  an  observatory,  six  hundred  and 
thirty  feet  abovre  the  river,  which  many  of  the  students 
ascended.  It  commands  a  fine  view  of  the  city  and 
its  suburbs.  The  attendant,  pointing  to  an  object 
which  looked  like  a  white  cloud  in  the  distance, 
declared  that  it  was  Mont  Blanc.  The  Alps  of  Dau- 
phine,  and  other  mountains,  were  also  pointed  out  to 
them  there.  All  around  them  was  a  vast  system  of 
fortifications,  which  extends  in  a  circle  of  twelve 
miles  around  Lyons,  erected  as  much  to  put  down 
insurrections  wTithin  the  city,  as  to  repel  invasion  from 
without,  for  the  manufacturing  population  have  proved 
to  be  exceedingly  turbulent  in  times  of  revolution  or 
of  scarcity.  The  Faubourg  of  La  Croix  Rousse  is 
almost  wholly  inhabited  by  silk  weavers,  crowded 
21 


322  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

into  very  high  houses,  on  narrow  streets,  ten  to  twen- 
ty families  in  each.  The  guns  of  Fort  Montessay 
command  this  quarter,  and  could  level  it  to  the 
ground  in  a  few  minutes ;  for  this  is  the  section 
where  violence  and  sedition  usually  break  out. 

Beneath  the  observatory  Mr.  Mapps  gathered  his 
pupils  together,  to  give  them  a  lecture  on  the  history 
of  Lyons,  only  a  brief  sketch  of  which  can  be  repeat- 
ed here.  It  is  said  to  have  been  founded  by  the  Greeks, 
six  hundred  years  before  Christ.  It  was  an  important 
Roman  city,  and  various  remains  of  their  occupancy, 
including  an  amphitheatre,  and  the  ruins  of  an  aque- 
duct, are  still  seen.  It  was  held  by  the  archbishops 
in  virtue  of  a  grant  from  the  Emperor  of  Germany, 
in  the  twelfth  century,  but  was  restored  to  France  in 
the  reign  of  Philip  the  Fair,  in  the  thirteenth.  In 
the  sixteenth  century  it  was  ravaged  by  both  Catho- 
lics and  Protestants,  as  each  came  into  power;  and  in 
the  French  Revolution  it  suffered  terribly.  Though 
the  people  at  first  embraced  revolutionary  principles, 
they  were  disgusted  with  the  terrorism  of  their  leaders, 
and  the  tyranny  of  the  municipal  officers,  and  tried 
and  executed  the  president  of  one  of  the  clubs. 

In  consequence  of  this  rebellion  against  its  author- 
ity, the  National  Convention  collected  sixty  thousand 
troops  to  subdue  the  place.  Thirty  thousand  of  the 
citizens  manned  the  walls,  and  resisted  the  attack  for 
two  months.  Thirty  thousand  persons  perished  with- 
in the  walls  ;  eleven  thousand  red-hot  shot  and  more 
than  twice  as  many  shells  had  been  thrown  into  the 
place  ;  but  the  citizens  yielded  only  when  famine  com- 
pelled them  to  do  so.     In  order  to  humble  the  pride 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     323 

of  the  Lyonnais,  the  Convention  decreed  the  total 
destruction  of  the  city.  The  command  was  obeyed 
to  the  letter,  and  the  place  was  reduced  to  a  pile  of 
ruins,  at  a  cost  of  three  and  a  half  millions  of  dollars 
for  merely  pulling  down  the  buildings. 

The  work  of  the  guillotine  was  commenced,  but  it 
was  too  slow,  and  the  citizens  were  tied  together  in 
groups  of  sixty,  and  shot  down  with  grape-shot  from 
cannon.  Over  two  thousand  were  massacred  to  sat- 
isfy the  fury  of  the  Terrorists.  A  reaction  ensued, 
and  seventy  or  eighty  of  the  butchers  fell  victims  to 
the  indignation  of  the  people.  In  1834  the  silk-weav- 
ers of  Croix  Rousse  "  struck,"  drove  out  the  military, 
and  held  the  city  till  an  army  could  be  sent  to  retake 
it,  which  cost  a  thousand  lives.  It  requires  thirty 
thousand  troops  to  keep  Lyons  in  order.  The  city 
has  suffered  several  times  from  floods,  that  of  1856 
driving  thousands  of  people  to  encamp  for  the  want 
of  houses,  and  destroying  a  vast  amount  of  property. 

At  one  o'clock  the  party  took  the  train  for  Geneva. 
The  route  for  some  distance  lay  on  the  bank  of  the 
River  Rhone,  which  in  places  had  broken  from  its  bed, 
and  covered  the  plain  with  sheets  of  sand.  After  a 
ride  of  twenty-eight  miles,  the  train  rattled  in  among 
the  Jura  Mountains,  through  the  picturesque  valley 
of  the  Rhone.  At  Bellegarde,  the  last  town  in  France 
where  the  train  stopped  for  refreshments,  most  of  the 
students,  instead  of  wasting  the  time  in  eating,  ran 
down  to  the  Perte  du  Rhone,  which  Mr.  Mapps  had 
mentioned  in  his  lecture.  The  river  was  not  more 
than  sixteen  feet  wide  at  this  point;  but  the  wonder- 
ful phenomenon  had  been  partially  destroyed  by  the 


324  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

blasting  of  the  rocks  in  order  to  permit  timber  to  float 
freely  down  to  a  market.  The  cars  started  again,  and 
crossing  a  high  viaduct,  and  plunging  through  a  tunnel 
two  miles  long,  passed  the  very  strong  and  picturesque 
Fort  de  l'Eluse,  which  is  perched  high  up  in  the  moun- 
tain. Its  batteries  have  been  cut  out  of  the  solid  rock, 
and  a  staircase,  one  hundred  feet  high,  has  "been  hewn 
out  within  the  mountain.  It  is  a  French  fortress,  which 
commands  the  valley  and  protects  France  from  inva- 
sion by  this  pass. 

On  the  arrival  of  the  train  at  Geneva,  —  or  Geneve, 
as  the  French  call  it,  —  the  party  went  to  the  Hotel 
Beau  Rivage,  a  new  house  on  the  Qiiai  du  Mont 
Blanc.  It  was  too  late  to  see  anything  of  the  city 
that  night,  and  after  supper  Mr.  Mapps  gave  his  lec- 
ture on  Switzerland  in  the  dining-room. 

"  Switzerland,"  said  he,  pointing  to  the  map  which 
he  had  borrowed  for  the  occasion,  "  lies  in  the  latitude 
of  Upper  Canada  and  New  Brunswick.  It  is  bounded 
on  the  north  and  east  by  Germany,  on  the  south  by 
Italy  and  France,  and  on  the  west  by  France.  Its 
greatest  length  from  east  to  west  is  two  hundred  and 
sixteen  miles.  Its  greatest  breadth  from  north  to 
south  is  one  hundred  and  fifty-six.  Its  area  is  fifteen 
thousand  two  hundred  and  thirty-three  miles.  Equal 
in  area  to  what  state,  young  gentlemen?  " 

"  Half  the  size  of  Maine,"  replied  one. 

"  Twice  as  large  as  Massachusetts,"  added  another. 

"  Right ;  we  have  no  state  of  similar  size.  It  has 
a  population  of  two  and  a  half  millions,  or  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-seven  to  a  square  mile  —  about  the  same 
as  Massachusetts.    I  need  not  tell  you  that  the  greater 


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part  of  its  surface  is  covered  with  mountains,  and  that 
it  presents  the  finest  scenery  in  the  world.  The  coun- 
try is  covered  by  the  Alps  and  their  branches.  The 
principal  chains  are  the  Pennine,  which  begins  in 
France,  is  continued  by  the  Helvetian  on  the  southern 
border,  and  the  Rhaetian  Alps,  which  completes  the 
chain  in  Switzerland.  North  of  the  Pennine  are  the 
Bernese  Alps.  The  highest  peak  is  Monte  Rosa,  over 
fifteen  thousand  feet,  in  the  canton  of  Valois.  Six 
others  are  between  fourteen  and  fifteen  thousand  feet 
high  ;  eight  are  between  thirteen  and  fourteen,  and 
eight  between  ten  and  thirteen  thousand  feet  high. 

"  The  highest  of  these  mountains  are  covered  with 
perpetual  snow.  Through  the  Pass  of  St.  Gothard, 
seven  thousand  feet  high,  diligences  travel  regularly  ; 
and  the  Simplon  Road,  built  by  Napoleon,  is  sixty-six 
hundred  feet  high  in  its  loftiest  part.  The  Pass  of  St. 
Bernard,  eight  thousand  feet  high,  was  traversed  by 
Napoleon  and  his  army  on  the  way  to  Italy.  The 
hospice,  on  the  summit,  is  the  highest  permanent  habi- 
tation in  Europe,  and  is  occupied  by  some  Benedictine 
monks,  for  the  entertainment  of  travellers  stopped  by 
the  wintry  storms  ;  and  such  there  are  even  in  summer. 
You  know  all  about  the  great  tawny  dogs  which  go  to 
the  relief  of  the  unfortunate  passengers.  Connected  with 
the  hospice  is  a  dead  house,  where  the  bodies  of  those 
found  in  the  snow  are  kept  for  a  long  time,  preserved 
from  decay  by  the  icy  cold.  The  monks  are  young 
men,  who  serve  for  a  term  of  years  in  this  frigid 
locality,  and  then  are  sent  to  more  genial  climes. 

"  The  Rhine  and  the  Rhone  both  rise  in  Switzer- 
land, but  the   rivers  are  generally  mountain   torrents 


326  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

fed  by  the  glaciers  in  the  icy  regions  of  the  upper  air. 
Of  course,  in  this  rough  country  aie  numerous  cas- 
cades and  waterfalls.  It  contains  many  large  and 
deep  lakes,  most  of.  which  are  navigated  by  steam- 
boats. Lake  Geneva,  the  largest,  is  fifty- five  miles 
long  and  six  broad.  Lake  Constance,  the  next  in 
size,  is  forty-four  miles  long   and  nine  miles  wide. 

"  Of  the  history  of  Switzerland  I  need  say  but 
little.  The  original  people  were  Celts  from  the 
North,  called  Helvetians,  from  whence  the  country 
was  named  Helvetia.  For  centuries  it  was  a  Roman 
province  ;  in  the  sixth  century  it  was  subjugated  by 
the  Franks,  and  Christianity  was  established  within  its 
borders.  Under  Charles  the  Fat  it  was  wrested  from 
France,  and  divided  among  the  Germans  and  Bur- 
gundians.  The  three  ancient  cantons  of  Schwytz, 
Uri,  and  Unterwalden,  from  the  first  of  which  the 
country  obtained  its  modern  name,  laid  the  foundation 
of  Swiss  independence.  Most  of  the  country  was 
subject  to  Austria,  the  house  of  Hapsburg  having 
obtained  the  imperial  throne  of  Germany,  whose 
princes  sought  to  make  Switzerland  a  part  of  their 
domain.  Berne  and  Zurich  maintained  their  inde- 
pendence, but  the  three  old  cantons  were  conquered 
and  held  for  a  time.  A  league  was  formed  by  the 
citizens  of  the  three  cantons,  which  resulted  in  the 
expulsion  of  the  Austrians.  William  Tell  figures  in 
this  eventful  period. 

"  The  league  of  the  three  cantons  was  joined  by 
others,  and  for  hundreds  of  years  the  SwTiss  were  at 
war  with  the  Austrians  and  others,  but  they  main- 
tained their  independence.     The  reformation  in    the 


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sixteenth  century  distracted  the  country,  and  civil  war 
ensued  :  but  the  difficulty  was  finally  settled  by  allow- 
ing each  canton  to  choose  its  own  religion,  though 
frequent  wars  have  since  resulted  from  the  same 
cause.  Even  in  the  same  canton,  the  two  religious 
sects  have  been  arrayed  against  each  other,  and  three 
of  them  have  been  divided  into  half  cantons,  each 
having  its  own  government. 

u  Switzerland  is  a  federal  republic,  like  the  United 
States,  each  canton  making  its  own  laws,  except  in 
certain  matters  expressly  delegated  to  the  general  gov- 
ernment. The  constitution  vests  the  legislative  and 
executive  authority  in  a  kind  of  congress,  composed 
of  two  chambers,  the  '  Standrath,'  or  State  Council, 
corresponding  to  our  Senate,  and  the  '  Nationalrath,' 
or  Federal  Council,  corresponding  to  our  House  of 
Representatives.  The  first  consists  of  forty-four  mem- 
bers, or  two  from  each  canton,  and  the  other  of  one 
hundred  and  twenty-eight  members,  or  one  for  every 
twenty  thousand  of  the  population.  They  are  elected 
for  three  years,  and  every  citizen  who  has  reached 
the  age  of  twenty,  may  vote,  and  any  voter,  not  a 
clergyman,  is  eligible  to  office.  The  supreme  execu- 
tive authority  is  vested  in  a  federal  council  of  seven 
members,  elected  by  the  two  houses,  which  together 
are  called  the  Federal  Assembly.  The  president  and 
vice-president  of  the  Federal  Council  are  the  chief 
magistrates  of  the  republic.  The  first  receives  a  salary 
of  two  thousand  dollars,  and  the  second,  and  the  other 
members  of  the  council,  seventeen  hundred.  This 
congress  has  the  power  to  make  war,  conclude  peace, 
and  negotiate  treaties  with   other  nations.     There  is 


328  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

also  a  Federal  Tribunal,  to  settle  matters  in  dispute 
between  the  cantons. 

"  The  people  of  Switzerland  are  about  equally  di- 
vided between  the  Protestants  and  Catholics,  with  a 
small  majority  in  favor  of  the  former.  All  Christian 
sects  are  tolerated,  though  the  Jesuits  are  excluded 
from  the  country.  Education  is  compulsory  between 
the  ages  of  five  and  eight,  and  the  people  are  intelli- 
gent and  well  taught.  No  standing  army  is  maintained 
in  Switzerland,  but  every  citizen  is  liable  to  serve  as 
a  soldier,  and  instruction  is  given  by  the  government 
in  tactics,  gunnery,  and  other  branches  of  military  art. 
Nearly  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  men  are 
available  for  service,  and  are  in  actual  readiness  to 
take  the  field. 

"  Three  fourths  of  the  population  are  wholly  or 
partly  supported  by  agriculture.  Silk  goods,  watches, 
jewelry,  embroidery,  are  largely  manufactured.  The 
currency  of  Switzerland  is  the  same  as  that  of  France. 
In  different  parts  the  people  use  the  French,  German, 
and  Italian  languages.  Four  times  as  many  speak 
German  as  French.  The  western  cantons  speak 
French,  the  northern  German,  and  the  southern  Ital- 
ian, or  the  language  of  the  great  nationality  nearest  to 
them." 

The  professor  closed  his  lecture,  and  the  party  were 
treated  to  some  music,  given  in  honor  of  a  bridal  party 
in  the  house.  Early  the  next  morning,  the  students 
hastened  in  scores  to  the  border  of  the  lake,  which 
Byron  has  immortalized  in  his  famous  poem,  Childe 
Harold  —  '•  Clear,  placid  Leman  !  "  Its  waters  have 
a  greenish-blue  tint,  like  the  ocean,  the  cause  of  which 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    329 

has  not  been  clearly  explained.  Near  the  shore  were 
moored  several  flat-boats,  with  roofs  over  them,  in 
which  women  were  washing  clothes.  The  boats  are 
picturesque,  having  lateen  sails.  Just  above  the  hotel 
is  a  breakwater,  to  prevent  the  waves,  which  are 
sometimes  heavy  in  east  winds,  from  washing  the 
bridges  and  quais.  It  forms  a  fine  promenade  on  a 
warm  day. 

After  breakfast  the  party  went  in  omnibuses  to  visit 
the  magnificent  country-seat  of  Baron  Adolph  Roths- 
child, at  Pregny,  the  hotel-keeper  furnishing  tickets  for 
the  purpose.  The  estate  is  extensive,  and  is  laid  out 
in  groves,  flower-gardens,  and  lawns.  A  hill  afforded 
a  splendid  view  of  the  lake  and  surrounding  scenery, 
as  well  as  of  the  distant  mountains.  The  country  in 
this  part  is  only  moderately  uneven,  and  the  panorama 
is  beautiful.  In  the  grounds  is  an  artificial  grotto, 
with  stalactites  hanging  from  the  roof,  and  a  stream 
of  water  trickling  into  a  pool  in  the  centre.  The 
mansion-house  is  not  a  palace  ;  but  it  is  an  elegant 
residence,  and,  as  the  students  passed  the  front  door, 
they  saw  some  of  the  liveried  servants,  who  were 
dressed  in  bob-tailed  blue  coats  with  a  profusion  of 
gilt  buttons,  knee-breeches  of  yellow,  with  white 
stockings.  In  the  gardens  is  quite  a  collection  of 
deer  —  some  cream-colored  —  and  of  rare  fowls. 

Leaving  this  fine  place,  the  omnibuses  drove  through 
some  of  the  principal  streets  of  the  city ;  but  there 
is  nothing  of  special  interest  to  the  traveller  to  be  seen. 
A  horse  railroad,  in  one  of  the  streets,  had  a  familiar 
look  to  the  Americans.  The  party  returned  over  one 
of  the  bridges  which  cross  the  lower  end  of  the  lake 


330  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

and  connect  the  two  parts  of  the  town.  Leading  fiom 
one  of  these  bridges  is  a  causeway  to  the  "  He  de  J.  J. 
Rousseau,"  which  contains  a  statue  to  this  philosopher, 
who  was  born  in  Geneva.  The  city  contains  a  large 
number  of  hotels,  most  of  which  advertise  "  Pension 
in  the  winter  months,"  which  signifies  that  they  take 
boarders  at  reduced  rates,  and  many  strangers  reside 
here  the  whole  year.  In  the  Jardin  Anglais  is  a 
fine  model  of  Mont  Blanc,  upon  which  the  artist  was 
engaged  for  ten  years.  The  staple  articles  of  manu- 
facture are  watches,  jewelry,  and  music-boxes.  One 
hundred  thousand  watches  a  year  are  made  here. 

John  Calvin,  the  reformer,  lived  and  preached  in 
Geneva  ;  and  so  great  was  his  influence,  though  he 
entered  the  place  as  a  fugitive,  that  he  banished  Ro- 
man Catholicism,  and  established  the  reformed  church. 
He  was  a  politician  as  well  as  an  orator  and  theolo- 
gian, and,  as  president  of  the  consistory,  assisted  in 
enacting  some  severe  sumptuary  laws  ;  as,  a  dinner 
for  ten  persons  was  limited  to  five  dishes ;  plush 
breeches  were  interdicted  ;  those  who  violated  the  Sab- 
bath were  publicly  admonished  from  the  pulpit,  and 
the  gambler  was  placed  in  the  pillory  with  a  pack  of 
cards  tied  around  his  neck.  He  was  a  great  and  pow- 
erful man.  At  his  death  he  forbade  the  Genevese  to 
build  a  monument  over  his  grave,  and  his  burial-place 
is  not  now  known. 

At  two  o'clock  the  excursionists  took  the  steamer 
Helvetie  for  the  trip  up  the  lake.  The  boat  was  quite 
ordinary,  and  a  little  American  enterprise  is  needed  to 
increase  the  pleasure  of  travelling  in  this  beautiful 
region.     The  scenery,  tame,  but  pretty,  near  Geneva, 


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becomes  grand  and  sublime  at  the  upper  end.  The 
steamer  makes  several  stops  on  her  trip,  and  the  de- 
scription of  each  place  was  eagerly  sought  in  the 
guide  books.  Coppet  was  the  residence  of  Necker, 
the  unfortunate  minister  of  finance  of  Louis  XVI., 
and  of  his  daughter,  Madame  de  Stael,  the  author. 
At  Lausanne,  the  capital  of  the  canton  Vaud,  the 
boat  stopped  for  some  time,  and  the  students  went 
ashore  and  had  a  glance  at  its  Gothic  cathedral  and 
its  castle  or  chateau.  Gibbon,  the  historian,  lived 
here,  and  the  garden  of  his  house  is  now  attached  to 
the  hotel  which  bears  his  name. 

It  was  dark  on  Saturday  evening  when  the  party 
reached  Montreux,  and  on  Sunday  they  attended  the 
English  church  service  in  the  place.  The  village  is 
said  to  be  the  healthiest  in  Europe.  The  hills  are 
covered  with  pensions,  or  boarding-houses,  and  the 
Hotel  Byron,  in  the  vicinity,  is  one  of  the  best  estab- 
lishments in  Switzerland.  On  Monday  morning  the 
tourists  visited  the  Castle  of  Chillon,  which  Byron's 
poem  has  made  an  object  of  interest  to  all  who  read 
the  English  language.  It  is  situated  on  an  isolated 
rock  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  shore,  from  which 
it  is  reached  by  a  wooden  bridge.  It  was  built  by  the 
Duke  of  Savoy,  and  used  as  a  state  prison  in  the  thir- 
teenth century.  Byron's  story  in  the  poem  is  a  fiction  ; 
but  Bonnivard,  a  monk,  having  offended  his  royal 
master  in  his  efforts  to  free  the  Genevese,  was  confined 
in  this  castle  six  years,  in  its  deepest  dungeon,  and  the 
poet's  story  was  more  real  than  he  supposed.  The 
prison  looks  like  the  crypt  of  a  church.  Byron's  name 
is  written   on   one   of  the  pillars,  which   are  covered 


332  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 

with  the  autographs  of  visitors,  some  of  them  distin« 
guished  persons.  The  castle  is  now  used  as  a  depos- 
itory for  military  stores.  The  scenery  of  the  lake  and 
mountains  is  very  attractive,  and  the  students  enjoyed 
it,  for  they  had  all  read  in  the  school-books  the  ex- 
tracts from  Byron  which  celebrate  its  glories. 

Taking  the  train  at  Villeneuve,  at  the  head  of  the 
lake,  the  excursionists  arrived  in  an  hour  at  Vernayaz, 
and  visited  the  famous  waterfall  of  the  Sallenche,  one 
of  the  grandest  in  Switzerland.  The  river  falls  two 
hundred  and  eighty  feet  in  its  descent  to  the  valley  of 
the  Rhone,  making  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  of 
tkis  distance  at  one  leap.  The  region  was  almost  as 
much  infested  with  beggars  and  importunate  guides  as 
Killarney,  in  Ireland.  The  party  were  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  mountains,  which  towered  to  a  vast 
height  all  around  them.  The  rest  of  the  day  was  spent 
in  exploring  the  wild  region  in  the  neighborhood. 

After  an  early  breakfast  on  Tuesday,  the  company 
started  to  walk  to  Mont  Blanc  over  the  Col  de  Balme, 
a  distance  of  twenty  miles.  It  was  a  long  and  weary 
journey,  but  it  was  full  of  exciting  interest.  The  path 
was  steep  and  rugged.  On  the  crest  of  the  Col  de 
Balme,  the  view  surpassed  anything  they  had  ever 
seen  before.  Mont  Blanc,  from  its  summit  to  its  base, 
in  the  vale  of  Chamouni,  was  before  them.  The  im- 
mense glaciers  were,  indeed,  seas  of  ice,  and  many 
were  the  exclamations  of  wonder  and  delight  which 
burst  from  the  travellers. 

A  lunch  was  obtained  at  the  house  of  refuge  built 
for  those  overtaken  on  the  mountains  by  storms,  and 
the    descent,   following    the    Arve,   was    commenced. 


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Early  in  the  afternoon,  the  excursionists  arrived  at 
Chamonni,  where  accommodations  had  been  secured 
at  the  Hotel  de  Londres.  The  village  is  a  large  place, 
deriving  its  importance  from  the  crowd  of  people  who 
visit  it  to  see  the  scenery.  Its  hotels  are  on  the  grandest 
scale,  and  no  better  ones  are  to  be  found  in  the  world. 
The  principal  business  of  the  inhabitants  is  attending 
to  the  wants  of  tourists.  The  state  regulates  all  affairs 
pertaining  to  guides  and  mules  for  excursions.  There 
are  two  hundred  of  the  former  under  the  management 
of  a  guide-en-chef,  who  controls  the  others.  Men 
and  mules  are  subjected  to  an  examination,  to  ascer- 
tain their  qualifications  for  the  work.  For  a  guide  and 
mule  the  charge  is  six  francs  a  day  each,  though  par- 
ticular excursions  are  made  at  fixed  prices,  The  stu- 
dents remained  at  Chamouni  three  days,  making  trips 
to  the  Cascade  du  Dard  ;  to  the  Montanvert,  which 
includes  a  visit  to  the  Mer  de  Glace,  and  a  short  walk 
across  its  rough,  icy  surface,  to  the  Chapeau  ;  to  the 
Jardin,  a  rock  among  the  glaciers,  seven  acres  in  area, 
and  nine  thousand  feet  above  the  sea  level,  covered 
with  green  and  flowers  —  an  oasis  in  the  desert  of  ice  ; 
and  the  ascent  of  the  Brevent  Mountains,  on  the  side 
of  the  river  opposite  the  Mont  Blanc  range,  which 
commands  a  splendid  view  of  the  towering  heights, 
the  seas  of  ice,  and  the  rushing  torrents.  In  this  lofty 
position,  Professor  Modelle  read  Coleridge's  sublime 
Address  to  Mont  Blanc. 

On  Saturday  the  tourists  returned  to  Martigny,  by 
the  T&te  Noir,  taking  the  valley  of  the  Trient,  instead 
of  crossing  the  mountain,  and,  by  the  last  train,  at  dark, 
reached  Sion,  where  they  were  to  spend  Sunday. 


334  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE,    OR 


CHAPTER    XX. 

A   RUN   THROUGH    SWITZERLAND. 

SION  contains  three  old  castles,  on  the  heights,  to 
one  of  which  some  of  the  students  climbed.  At 
this  point  in  the  journey  railroads  were  no  longer 
available  ;  but  the  zealous  agent  of  Mr.  Arbuckle  had 
provided  six  diligences  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the 
guests,  in  which  they  were  to  proceed  to  Brieg,  on  the 
Simplon  Road,  built  by  Napoleon.  These  vehicles 
differ  from  any  seen  in  the  United  States.  They  con- 
tain four  compartments  for  passengers  —  a  banquette, 
or  covered  seat  on  the  top  ;  the  coupe,  or  front  place 
in  the  body,  with  windows  looking  out  under  the 
driver's  seat ;  the  intei'ieur,  with  cross  seats,  in  the  mid- 
dle ;  and  the  rotonde,  opening,  like  an  omnibus,  from 
the  rear.  It  accommodates  eighteen  passengevs,  their 
baggage  being  stowed  upon  the  top.  The  distance  to 
Brieg  is  thirty-three  miles,  and  it  was  accomplished 
in  about  five  hours.  The  route  is  among  the  high 
Alps,  twelve  or  thirteen  thousand  feet  high. 

After  a  dinner  at  the  Hotel  d'Angleterre,  a  miscel- 
laneous procession  of  char  wagons,  voitures,  and 
mules  was  formed,  and  moved  up  the  valley  of  the 
Rhone,  though  a  portion  of  the  party  were  to  go  on 
foot,  changing  occasionally  with  those  in  the  vehicles. 


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They  seemed  to  be  travelling  in  the  clouds,  though  far 
above  them  were  the  Simplon,  Aeggischhorn,  St. 
Gothard,  and  the  Grimsel.  There  was  everything  to 
see,  but  little  to  be  described.  Dr.  Winstock  pointed 
out  to  Grace,  Paul,  and  Shuffles,  who  were  his  special 
care,  the  objects  of  interest  on  the  route.  It  was  quite 
dark  when  the  tourists  arrived  at  the  village  of  Ober- 
Gestelen,  which  is  forty-four  hundred  feet  above  the 
sea  level. 

Travelling  in  this  lofty  region  was  different  from  any- 
thing the  party  had  ever  before  seen.  Often  the  road 
was  a  mere  shelf,  not  more  than  four  feet  wide,  cut  out 
of  the  rocks,  with  an  abyss  thousands  of  feet  deep  below 
it.  Mountain  steeps,  wrhich  looked  impassable  in  the 
distance,  were  overcome  by  the  mules.  Vast  crevices 
yawned  in  the  rocks,  and  unsteady  bridges  spanned 
stupendous  chasms.  Torrents  leaped  down  dizzy 
heights,  snow-clad  peaks  towered  above,  and  even  the 
most  thoughtless  of  the  boys  were  sublimated  by  the 
grandeur  of  the  scene. 

As  the  days  were  short,  the  excursionists  left  Ober- 
Gestelen  at  daylight  in  the  morning,  for  Andermatt, 
visiting  the  Rhone  glacier,  one  of  the  grandest  in 
Switzerland,  on  the  way.  The  source  of  the  river  is 
in  a  cavern  of  ice,  and  its  waters  fall  over  a  precipice 
one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  high,  into  an  ice-bound 
cavern  beneath.  The  water  forces  itself  under  the 
glacier,  and  issues  from  another  cavern  at  its  foot. 
Crossing  the  Furca  at  the  pass  between  two  peaks, 
over  eight  thousand  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea,  the 
tourists  descended  to  Andermatt,  where  they  dined  on 
red  trout,  and  hastened  on,  in  the  vehicles  provided  by 
Mr.  Arbuckle's  agent,  to  Altorf.     , 


336  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

"  Three  cheers  for  Billy  Tell !  "  shouted  Ben  Dun- 
can, as  he  leaped  from  the  char-a-banc,  which  is  a 
kind  of  sofa  on  four  wheels. 

In  the  open  square  in  the  centre  of  the  town,  tradi- 
tion says  that  William  Tell*  shot  the  apple  from  his 
son's  head,  and  the  place  where  he  stood  is  marked 
by  a  plaster  statue.  The  town  contains  nothing  else 
of  interest,  being  in  the  smallest  and  poorest  canton 
in  Switzerland,  where  poverty  and  pauperism  are 
an  eyesore  to  the  traveller.  Two  miles  beyond  is 
Fiiielen  on  the  Lake  of  Luzerne,  where  the  party  em- 
barked for  the  city  at  the  other  end  of  it,  twenty-six 
miles  distant.  The  lake  consists  of  a  series  of  inlets 
or  bays,  and  has  a  bad  reputation  for  stormy  weather  ; 
but  it  behaved  very  well  while  the  students  were 
crossing  it.  Vast  mountains  rise  in  places  from  the 
surface  of  the  water,  high  promontories  and  lofty 
precipices  frown  upon  the  voyager,  and  it  would  be 
hard  to  conceive  of  anything  more  wild  and  sublime 
than  these  rugged  shores.  On  a  little  shelf,  at  the 
east  shore  of  the  lake,  stands  Tell's  Chapel.  According 
to  the  story,  Gesler,  the  Austrian  governor,  was  con- 
veying the  Swiss  hero,  bound,  in  a  boat  to  the  dungeon 
of  Kiissnacht ;  but  a  sudden  storm  coming  up,  the 
tyrant  removed  his  fetters  in  order  to  enable  him  to 
steer  the  boat.  Taking  advantage  of  this  circumstance, 
Tell  leaped  ashore  upon  the  shelf  where  the  chapel 
fetands,  made  his  escape,  and  afterwards  killed  Gesler. 
Mass  is  said,  and  a  sermon  preached,  in  this  chapel 
on  the  Friday  after  Ascension  Day.  The  inhabitants 
on  the  shores  attend,  and  form  an  aquatic  procession 
in  their  boats. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    337 

The  tourists  landed  at  the  broad  quay,  and  walked 
across  the  street  to  the  Englischer  Hof —  one  of  the 
principal  hotels.  In  the  evening  they  visited  the 
arsenal,  which  contains  a  sword  of  William  TeU,  and 
many  other  historical  trophies.  The  most  interesting 
sisrht  in  Luzerne  is  the  monument  to  the  memory  of 
the  Swiss  guards  who  fell  while  defending  Louis  XVI. 
and  Marie  Antoinette  in  the  Tuileries,  in  the  first 
French  revolution,  which  the  tourists  visited  the  next 
morning.  It  is  the  figure  of  a  wounded  lion,  of  colos- 
sal proportions,  hewn  out  of  the  sandstone  ledge,,  the 
recess  forming  a  kind  of  cavern,  in  which  it  rests.  It 
was  designed  by  Thorwaldsen,  the  famous  Danish 
sculptor,  and:  is  twenty-eight  feet  long  and  eighteen 
high.  The-  lion,  with  a  broken  spear  in  his  side,  is 
dying,,  but  is  striving  with  his  last  gasp  to  protect  a 
shield  on  which  is  represented  the  Jleur-de-lis  of  the 
Bourbons. 

Over  the  River  Reuss,  which  divides  the  town,  are 
several  bridges  of  picturesque  architecture,  which  are 
adorned  with  paintings.  The  students  walked  through 
some  of  the  principal  streets  of  the  town,  and  then 
through  one  of  the  gates  to  the  suburbs.  They  had 
regarded  with-  peculiar  interest  the  cottages  of  Switzer- 
land—  for  there  are  no  palaces.  They  are  peculiar  to 
the  country,  and  rather  belie  the  name,  as  it  is  under- 
stood in  other  countries,  for  they  are-  often  large 
enough  to  accommodate  not  only  the  farmer's  family, 
but  also  his  oxen,  cows,  and  sheep.  Some  of  them 
suggest  a  hotel,  rather  than  a  dwelling-house.  They 
are  often  elaborately  adorned  in  a  rude  way.  The 
rear  is  frequently  used  as  a  stable,  and  sometimes 
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338  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

there  is  a  road  from  the  hill-side  into  the  second  story, 
where  a  cart,  laden  with  produce,  may  be  driven  in. 

On  a  hill  they  obtained  a  fine  view  of  the  two  noted 
mountains  of  this  vicinity,  Mount  Pilatus,  on  one  side 
of  the  lake,  and  Mount  Rhigi  on  the  other.  The 
former  is  said  to  derive  its  name  from  Pontius  Pilate, 
the  wicked  governor  of  Judea,  who  permitted  the 
Savior  to  be  crucified.  Having  been  banished  to 
Gaul  by  Tiberius  Caesar,  he  wandered  about  this 
mountain,  conscience-stricken,  and  finally  drowned 
himself  in  the  lake.  The  mountain  is,  therefore,  in 
bad  odor,  and  formerly  the  government  of  Luzerne 
forbade  its  ascent. 

The  company  left  Luzerne  in  the  steamer  for  Alp- 
nach.  On  the  way,  Dr.  Winstock  pointed  out 
Stanz,  where  Arnold  Winkelried's  statue  stands  in  the 
market-place.  He  was  a  devoted  patriot,  and  sac- 
rificed himself  to  his  country.  Near  Alpnach  was 
the  great  slide,  by  which  timber  was  formerly  shot 
down  from  the  mountains,  to  be  floated  nearly  a  thou- 
sand miles  down  the  Rhine,  into  which  the  Reuss 
flows.  From  Alpnach  the  diligences  conveyed  the 
tourists  to  Brienz,  where  a  steamer  is  taken  to  Inter- 
laken.  From  the  lake  could  be  seen  in  the  distance 
the  Foulhorn,  behind  which  are  the  glaciers  of  Grin- 
delwald,  the  Wengern  Alp,  the  Jungfrau,  the  Schei- 
deggs,  among  which  Byron  wrote  Manfred.  Spend- 
ing the  night  at  Interlaken,  a  very  pretty  village  of 
hotels  and  boarding-houses,  in  the  midst  of  the  grand- 
est scenery  in  the  world,  which  our  party  were  forced 
to  see  as  they  travelled,  they  proceeded  by  steamer 
through  the  Lake  of  Thun  to  the  beautiful  village  of 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    339 

that  name,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  residences  in 
Switzerland.  The  lake  is  bordered  with  splendid 
villas.  But  only  a  short  stay  was  made  there,  and  the 
tourists  hastened  to  Berne  by  railroad. 

The  capital  of  Switzerland  is  an  odd-looking  place 
to  an  American.  Most  of  the  houses  project  over  the 
sidewalks  in  the  streets,  like  those  in  the  Rue  de 
Rivoli  in  Paris,  and  the  buildings  are  antique  and 
quaint.  In  this  continuous  arcade,  exceeding^  com- 
fortable in  rainy  weather,  the  shopkeepers  expose 
their  goods  for  sale.  The  city  is  built  on  a  kind  of 
promontory,  formed  by  the  River  Aar,  which  surrounds 
it  on  three  sides.  The  stream  is  a  rushing  torrent, 
and  flows  at  the  bottom  of  a  deep  gully,  over  which 
a  bridge,  nearly  a  thousand  feet  in  length,  has  been 
extended.  The  streets  and  squares  are  adorned  with 
fountains,  and  wooden  bears,  stone  bears,  and  iron 
bears  confront  the  tourist  wherever  he  goes ;  for  this 
emblem  is  the  device  and  "  trade-mark"  of  the  town. 
In  old  German,  the  word  "  bern  "  means  "  bear."  The 
tradition  is,  that  when  the  original  founder  of  the  city 
commenced  the  erection  of  the  walls,  a  huge  bear 
came  out  of  the  woods  and  attacked  him,  as  an  appar- 
ent protest  against  this  invasion  of  his  dominions.  All 
hands  turned  out,  and  killed  the  monster.  Glorying 
in  the  exploit,  they  kept  the  trophies  of  their  victory, 
and  adopted  the  bear  as  the  emblem  of  the  town. 
The  bear  was  then  painted  on  their  battle  standards, 
stamped  on  their  coins,  and  carved  in  wood  and  stone 
to  adorn  their  houses  and  public  buildings.  Not  con- 
tented with  these  inanimate  symbols  of  their  favorite 
animals,  the  Bernese  have,  for  hundreds  of  years,  kept 


34-0  PALACE    OR    COTTAGE,    OR 

a  number  of  living  bears  in  the  pits  on  the  outskirts  of 
the  town,  which  are  maintained  at  the  public  expense. 
When  the  French  army  captured  Berne,  in  179S,  these 
bears  were  sent  to  the  Jardin  des  Plantes  in  Paris  ;  but 
as  soon  as  the  city  was  restored,  the  citizens  were  care- 
ful to  procure  another  Supply. 

The  clock  tower,  in  the  middle  of  the  town,  was  a 
curious  object,  and  attracted  the  attention  of  the  boys. 
Just  before  the  clock  strikes,  a  wooden  cock  appears, 
crows  twice,  and  flaps  his  wings.  A  figure  strikes  the 
hour  on  the  bell  with  a  hammer,  and  a  procession  of 
bears  comes  out,  and  marches  round  a  throne,  on  which 
sits  a  king,  who  gapes  and  lowers  his  sceptre  as  the 
bell  is  struck. 

A  walk  through  the  streets,  a  visit  to  the  minster 
and  the  bear  pits,  satisfied  the  students  ;  and,  taking 
the  express  train,  in  the  evening  they  reached  Basle  be- 
fore midnight.  The  Hotel  Trois  Rois,  in  which  rooms 
were  provided  for  them,  is  on  the  bank  of  the  Rhone, 
which  here  flows  with  great  rapidity.  Its  waters  are  of 
a  light-green  color.  The  first  thing  that  attracted  the 
attention  of  Paul  Kendall,  as  he  looked  from  his 
chamber  window  in  the  morning,  was  a  singular 
ferry-boat,  just  above  the  bridge.  A  rope  was  stretched 
across  the  river,  about  twenty  feet  above  the  water, 
and  hauled  taut.  A  line,  with  a  block  on  one  end, 
whose  sheaf  ran  freely  on  the  tight  rope,  was  attached 
to  a  flat-boat  at  the  other  end.  In  crossing,  the  helms- 
man headed  the  craft  diagonally  against  the  current, 
which,  striking  its  side,  as  the  wind  does  the  sails  of  a 
ship  when  close-hauled,  drives  it  at  a  rapid  rate  across 
the  river. 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.     341 

The  city  is  situated  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  which 
divides  it  into  Great  and  Little  Basle.  On  the  long 
bridge  which  connects  them  are  a  couple  of  pictur- 
esque little  towers,  in  which  the  statistical  history  of 
the  structure  is  inscribed.  The  Cathedral,  in  which 
Zwingle  and  other  noted  reformers  preached,  is  a  red 
sandstone  edifice,  built  in  the  eleventh  century,  contains 
the  tomb  of  Erasmus,  some  memorials  of  him,  and  the 
remaining  frescoes  of"  The  Dance  of  Death."  In  the 
museum  of  the  town  are  some  paintings  by  Holbein, 
who  lived  for  many  years  in  Basle.  The  Rathhaus 
is  a  Gothic  building,  with  the  exterior  painted  in  fan- 
ciful pictures  and  devices.  The  streets  are  crooked, 
and  most  of  them  narrow.  The  houses  are  of  the 
olden  time,  in  the  centre  of  the  place,  and  old  watch 
towers,  some  with  clocks  indicating  the  time  with  a 
single  hand,  are  to  be  seen. 

"Dr.  Winstock,  what  is  the  Dance  of  Death?  I 
see  it  mentioned  in  pictures  and  poems  all  over  this 
place,"  said  Paul,  as  he  rode  with  the  Arbuckles 
through  Basle.  "  It  seems  to  be  a  great  institution 
here,  whatever  it  means." 

"  It  was  a  religious  dance  of  the  middle  ages,  which 
is  a  popular  theme  for  poet  and  painter,  especially  in 
Basle.  Holbein  is  said  to  have  painted  fifty-three 
scenes  to  represent  it,  in  which  Death  is  seen  dancing 
with  people  of  all  ranks  and  conditions,  and  thus  lead- 
ing them  to  the  grave.  As  you  have  observed,  the 
subject  is  a  mingling  of  the  serious  and  grotesque. 
Five  hundred  years  ago,  a  masquerade  of  this  nature 
used  to  be  performed  in  the  churches,  in  which  per 
sons  dressed  to  exhibit  all  the  grades  of  society  marched 


342  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

before  a  skeleton  figure,  talked  with  him,  and  then 
disappeared.  Its  object  was  to  remind  the  people  of 
their  final  departure." 

By  the  fast  train  the  excursionists  reached  Stras- 
bourg in  four  hours,  bidding  adieu  to  Switzerland  and 
its  cottages.  Sleeping  at  the  Hotel  de  Pari?,  the 
students  spent  the  morning  in  visiting  the  citadel  and 
forts  of  the  place  ;  but  the  Cathedral  is  the  principal 
and  almost  the  only  object  of  interest  in  the  place.  Its 
spire  is  the  highest  in  the  world  —  four  hundred  and 
sixty-eight  feet.  The  church  was  begun  in  the  thir- 
teenth century,  and  over  four  hundred  years  were 
occupied  in  its  erection.  It  is  one  of  the  most  celebrated 
cathedrals  of  the  world,  and  the  party  gazed  with 
deep  interest  upon  its  grand  proportions  and  delicate 
architecture.  In  the  north  transept  is  the  wonderful 
clock,  which  had  even  more  interest  to  the  boys  than 
the  ancient  structure  itself.  It  was  made  in  1571,  and, 
after  standing  still  for  fifty  years,  was  repaired,  and 
now  performs  its  curious  mechanical  evolutions.  It 
shows  the  day  of  the  week  and  of  the  month,  the 
name  of  the  month  and  the  year,  as  well  as  the  hours 
and  quarter  hours,  when  there  is  small  display  of 
figures.  At  noon  the  clock  exhibits  its  grand  pan- 
tomime. The  twelve  apostles  march  out  with  stately 
step,  bow  humbly  to  the  Savior,  who  lifts  his  hand  to 
bless  each  as  he  passes.  An  angel  strikes  the  hour. 
Time  repeats  the  stroke  ;  a  second  angel  turns  an  hour- 
glass ;  and  a  gayly-painted  cock  flaps  his  wings  and 
crows  three  times.  The  show  over,  the  party  hastened 
to  the  hotel  for  dinner,  and  then  took  the  train  for 
Paris,   where,  at   midnight,    they   bade    adieu    to  the 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    343 

Arbuckles,  and  then  dashed  on  to  Havre,  arriving 
there  at  six  o'clock  on  Sundav  morning. 

The  ship  had  been  hauled  out  of  the  dock,  and  was 
lying  in  the  roadstead,  in  readiness  to  receive  her 
weary  crew.  Near  her  lay  the  Josephine,  in  which 
the  vice-principal,  with  the  runaways,  had  arrived  the 
day  before.  The  day  was  literally  one  of  rest ;  and 
though  the  chaplain  held  an  afternoon  service,  most  of 
the  students  slept  all  the  forenoon  and  a  portion  of  the 
afternoon.  The  excursion  had  been  extended  one 
week  beyond  the  time  at  first  intended,  and  Mr. 
Arbuckle  had  treated  the  travellers  in  their  long 
journey  in  the  most  princely  style. 

On  Monday  morning,  all  hands,  including  the  run- 
aways, were  assembled  on  the  deck  of  the  Young 
America.  The  conspirators  appeared  to  be  rather 
disconcerted  and  chop-fallen  when  they  met  their 
companions.  For  four  weeks  they  had  been  confined 
to  the  vessel,  hardly  stepping  foot  on  shore  ;  and  it  is 
no  exaggeration  to  say  that  they  were  heartily  sick  of 
the  game  of  running  away. 

"How  are  you,  Sir  Thomas  Perth?"  said  Lynch, 
when  the  leader  of  the  runaways  came  over  the  rail. 

"  Shut  up  !  "  growled  the  commander  of  the  Knights 
Df  the  Golden  Fleece,  who  was  disgusted  with  his 
title.     "  You  haven't  seen  the  end  of  it  yet." 

"  What  next?  "  laughed  Lynch. 

"  That's  telling ;  but  if  you  think  our  fellows  are 
going  to  stand  it  to  be  imposed  upon  as  we  have  been, 
you  mistake  us." 

"  Who  has  imposed  upon  you?  " 

"  Who  ?     Haven't  we  been  shut   up    on  board  of 


344  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

the  Josephine  for  four  weeks,  while  you  were  seeing 
the  country?  Haven't  we  been  compelled  to  study  up 
back  lessons  every, day?" 

"  It  was  your  own  fault.  You  might  have  gone 
with  us,  if  you  hadn't  run  away,"  laughed  Lynch. 

"  No  matter;  Lowington  will  find  out  what  is  what 
in  a  few  days,"  added  Perth,  shaking  his  head ;  and  it 
appeared  to  be  almost  certain  that  another  conspiracy 
had  been  formed,  in  which  the  runaways  were  to 
revenge  themselves  for  their  defeat. 

"  What's  up,  Perth  ?  "  asked  Lynch. 

"  We  have  been  insulted,  trodden  under  foot,  tyran- 
nized over  by  Fluxion.  We  won't  stand  it !  That's 
all ! " 

"  What's  the  use,  Perth  ?  Don't  be  a  fool.  I  have 
tried  it  on,  and  I  have  made  up  my  mind  that  a  fellow 
has  the  best  time  when  he  minds  the  rules,"  continued 
Lynch  ;  and  such  language  from  him  was  certainly 
rather  remarkable. 

"  Are  we  to  go  back  without  seeing  Paris  or 
Switzerland,"  replied  Perth,  indignantly.  "  What 
did  our  folks  send  us  over  here  for,  if  it  wasn't  to  see 
the  country?" 

"  You  might  have  seen  it,  if  you  had  done  your 
duty.  I  suppose  you  know  we  are  going  off  again 
for  two  or  three  wTeeks." 

"  Fluxion  said  we  were  to  be  deprived  of  all  priv- 
ileges for  the  rest  of  the  season,"  snarled  Perth. 

"Perhaps  Lowington  will  let  you  up,  if  you  behave 
well." 

"  I  don't  care  whether  he  lets  us  up  or  not." 

"  We  are  going  to  Germany  and   down  the  Rhine 


YOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    345 

in  a  few  days.  Perhaps  you.  will  be  allowed  to  go 
with  us,"  suggested  Lynch. 

"  I  want  to  see  Paris  and  Switzerland  ;  all  our  fel- 
lows do,  and  we  are  going  to  see  them," 

The  voice  of  Mr.  Lovvington  interrupted  the  con- 
versation. He  congratulated  the  students  upon  their 
safe  return,  and  praised  them  for  their  excellent  con- 
duct on  the  trip,  declaring  that  not  a  single  instance 
of  decidedly  bad  behavior  had  occurred  during  the 
journey.  The  students  had  conducted  themselves  in 
a  manner  highly  creditable  to  their  country  and  the 
squadron.  He  then  referred  to  the  case  of  Shuffles 
and  the  bag  of  gold,  giving  the  whole  truth  in  regard 
to  the  mysterious  subject,  as  it  had  been  derived  from 
Mr.  Fluxion  and  others.  Of  course  the  reformed 
student  was  not  only  acquitted  of  all  blame,  but  was 
warmly  commended  for  his  conduct  on  board  of  the 
Josephine. 

During  the  tour  in  Switzerland,  Ellis  and  Shuffles 
had  compared  notes;  and  though  the  second  lieutenant 
could  not  quite  forgive  the  coxswain  for  knowing 
more  than  he  did  himself,  they  were  reconciled,  and 
became  tolerably  good  friends. 

"Young  gentlemen,  with  this  month  commenced  a 
new  quarter  ;  and  I  will  now  proceed  to  read  the  list 
of  officers  for  the  ensuing  term,"  continued  Mr.  Lovv- 
ington, as  he  took  the  book  handed  to  him  by  one  of 
the  professors.  "  Agreeably  to  the  rule  adopted  three 
months  ago,  those  who  have  served  as  captain  of  either 
vessel  are  not  again  eligible  to  office.  Therefore 
Captain  Haven  and  Captain  Kendall  must  retire  ;  but 
the  highest  in  rank  of  the  past  officers  is  entitled  to 
the  position  of  flag-officer." 


346  PALACE  AND  COTTAGE,  OR 

These  announcements  created  a  strong  sensation 
among  the  ship's  companies,  and  many  of  them  had 
their  hearts  in  their  throats  from  sheer  anxiety.  Many 
glanced  at  Shuffles,  for  all  were  confident  that  he  had 
won  a  high  rank. 

"  Of  the  three  past  officers  now  on  board,  Captain 
Paul  Kendall  has  attained  the  highest  rank,  and  for 
the  next  term  he  will  be  the  commodore." 

"  Commodore  Kendall,  I  greet  you,"  said  Gordon, 
grasping  his  hand. 

"  I  congratulate  you,  Paul,"  added  Captain  Haven, 
taking  the  other  hand  of  the  commodore. 

If  these  distinguished  young  officers  were  disturbed 
by  a  feeling  of  envy  and  jealousy,  they  were  but  hu- 
man, and  it  was  more  creditable  to  subdue  and  over- 
come such  an  unworthy  sentiment,  than  it  was  not  to 
have  it.  Paul  was  one  of  the  most  popular  among 
the  students,  and  his  elevation  was  greeted  by  three 
cheers,  in  which  all  but  the  runaways  heartily  joined. 
The  shouts  ceased,  and  a  dead  silence  ensued  ;  for  the 
anxiety  to  know  who  was  to  command  the  ship  for 
the  next  term  was  intense. 

"  The  highest  in  rank  —  higher  than  either  of  the  past 
officers  —  is  Robert  Shuffles,  who  is  the  captain  of  the 
ship  for  the  next  three  months,"  added  the  principal. 

The  cheers  which  followed  this  announcement  were 
tremendous  ;  but  it  must  also  be  added  that  a  volley 
of  hisses  was  mingled  with  them.  Of  course  they 
came  from  the  runaways,  whom  Captain  Shuffles  had 
so  signally  defeated  in  their  stolen  cruise. 

The  second  in  rank  is  George  W.  Terrill,  who 
succeeds  to  the  command  of  the  Josephine. 


VOUNG  AMERICA  IN  FRANCE  AND  SWITZERLAND.    347 

This  name  was  also  warmly  cheered,  and  the  list 
was  continued  to  the  end.  Goodwin  retained  his 
place  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  ship,  while  Pelham  rose 
to  the  corresponding  rank  in  the  consort.  Perth,  iti 
spite  of  the  black  marks  set  against  him  forjthe  runa- 
way cruise,  and  other  things,  came  out  second  master 
of  the  ship.  His  name,  read  in  this  connection,  was 
like  a  bombshell  thrown  into  the  midst  of  the  runa- 
ways ;  and  while  the  changes  incident  to  the  new  order 
of  things  were  in  progress,  they  were  observed  to  be 
anxiously  whispering  among  themselves.  Their  lead- 
er's promotion  seemed  to  defeat  their  plan  ;  but  Perth 
soon  found  an  opportunity  to  inform  his  brother 
knights  that  he  was  still  with  them. 

u  Young  gentlemen,"  said  Mr.  Lowington,  when  he 
had  completed  the  list,  (i  we  shall  sail  for  home  during 
the  first  week  in  November.  In  the  spring  we  shall 
probably  return-,  and  go  up  the  Baltic,  spending  the 
fall  and  winder  in  the  Mediterranean.  In  order  to 
complete  my  programme  for  the  present  season,  I 
shall  be  obliged  to  give  you  two  or  three  weeks  more 
of  vacation.  The  unexampled  liberality  of  Mr.  Ar- 
buckle  enables  me  to  do  this,  and  you  will  spend  the 
most  of  this  month  on  the  Rhine  and  in  Germany." 

This  announcement  was  heartily  applauded,  and 
the  principal  stated  his  arrangements.  Everybody 
was  satisfied  except  the  runaways,  and  with  them  the 
main  question  was,  whether  or  not  they  were  to  be  left 
behind. 

The  new  crew  of  the  Josephine  went  on  board  of 
the  consort,  and  the  changes  of  positions  and  berths 
were   made.      Many   were    happy,    and    many   were 


34-8  PALACE    AND    COTTAGE. 

bitterly  disappointed.  Some,  who  had  never  worn  a 
uniform  before,  appeared  in  one  now  ;  and  some  who 
were  thus  distinguished  during  the  last  term  appeared 
in  the  garb  of  seamen.  It  was  a  day  of  excitement, 
but  finally  it  subsided  into  the  ordinary  quiet  of  the 
vessels. 

Before  the  return  of  the  students  from  their  tour, 
Mr.  Fluxion  had  written  to  Harwich  in  regard  to  the 
bag  of  gold.  By  the  aid  of  the  list  of  passengers  on 
the  burnt  steamer,  the  name  and  residence  of  the  un- 
fortunate German  were  discovered,  and  the  money  was 
forwarded  to  his  heirs. 

The  runaways  were  fearfully  demoralized,  discon- 
certed, and  angry,  not  only  at  the  failure  of  their  plan, 
but  because  they  had  been  deprived  of  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  Paris  and  Switzerland.  The  question  of  all 
questions  with  them  was,  whether  they  were  to  join 
their  shipmates  in  the  excursion  into  Germany,  or  be 
cooped  up  on  board  the  ship  for  the  next  three  weeks. 
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Climbing  the   Rope. 
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The  Cruise  of  the  IDasha- 

way. 

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Salt  Water  Diolc. 
Little   Maid   of*  Oxbow. 

"  *  May  Mannering '  is  the  nom  de  plume  of  an 
agreeable  writer  for  the  young  folks  who  possesses 
more  than  ordinary  ability,  and  has  a  thorough 
comprehension  of  the  way  to  interest  children."  — 
Philadelphia  Item. 

"  We  like  the  spirit  of  these  books  exceedingly, 
and  cordially  commend  it  to  the  notice  of  Sabbath 
School  Libraries."  —  ladies'  Repository. 

LEE  &  SHEPARD,  Publishers,  Boston. 


"Uaru>&  anti  atirarftne." 

VACATION  STORY-BOOKS. 

Six  vols.     Illust.     Per  vol.,  80  cts. 

"Worth  not  "Wealth, 

Country  Life. 

The  Charm. 

Karl  Keigler. 

Walter  Seyton. 

Holidays  at  Chestnut  Hill. 


ROSY  DIAMOND  STORY-BOOKS. 

Six  volumes.     Illustrated.     Per  vol.,  80  cts. 

The  Great  Rosy  Diamond. 
Daisy,  or  The  Fairy  Spectacles. 
Violet,  a  Fairy  Story. 
Minnie,  or  The  Little  "Woman. 
The  Angel  Children. 
Little  Blossom's  Reward. 

These  are  delightful  works  for  children.  They 
are  all  very  popular,  and  have  had  a  wide  circula- 
tion. They  are  now  presented  in  a  new  dress. 
The  stories  are  all  amusing  and  instructive,  ex- 
hibiting human  nature  in  children,  and  teaching 

some  very  important  practical  lessons. 


LEE  & 


Publishers,  Boston. 


"  JFasctnattng  anU  fitghudtbe." 

THE   PROVERB   SERIES. 

By  Mrs.  M.  E.  Bradley  ahd  Miss 
Kate  J.  Neely. 

Six  vols.     Illust     Per  voL,  $l. 

Birds  of  a  Feather. 

Fine  Feathers  do  Not  make  Fine 
Birds. 

Handsome  is  that  Handsome  does. 

A  "Wrong  Confessed  is  half  Re- 
dressed. 

Actions  speak  louder  than  "Words. 

One  Good  Turn  deserves  another. 

"  Each  volume  is  complete  in  itself,  and  illus- 
trates, with  a  story  of  most  fascinating  and  in- 
structive interest,  the  proverb  taken  for  its  title. 
These  are  just  the  kind  of  books  that  we  like  to 
see  in  a  family  or  Sunday-school  library.  They 
will  be  read  by  persons  of  all  ages  with  deep 
interest,  and  afford  instructive  and  entertaining 
conversation  with  the  children." — S.  8.  Journal. 

Hi  &  SHEPARD,  Publishers,  Boston. 


